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Source: BNN Bloomberg July 14, 2022

Euro drops to U.S. dollar parity for first time in two decades

The euro has suffered a swift and brutal slump this year, and now it’s crossed a major threshold for the first time in more than two decades: parity with the dollar. The 12 per cent decline is the result of multiple pressures, from the war in Ukraine to an...

Market Call Source: BNN Bloomberg July 14, 2022

Dennis da Silva's Top Picks: July 13, 2022

Dennis da Silva, managing director and senior portfolio manager, Middlefield Capital Corporation FOCUS: Resource stocks MARKET OUTLOOK: We believe we are in a cyclical bear market which is a function of rising rates and inflation, combined with low...

Source: BNN Bloomberg July 13, 2022

Bitcoin drops for a fourth day, falling back below US$20,000 level

Bitcoin fell back below US$20,000 on Tuesday after enjoying its strongest run in more than three months last week, as risk aversion returned to global markets.  The largest cryptocurrency dropped as much as 5.6 per cent to US$19,275, declining for a fourth...

Source: BNN Bloomberg July 13, 2022

TSX today: Stocks end in the red ahead of BoC, U.S. CPI data

Canadian stocks sank deeper into the red Tuesday as investors awaited what’s expected to be a super-sized Bank of Canada interest rate hike and the latest U.S. inflation data on Wednesday. The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed the Tuesday session 138.16 point...

Source: BNN Bloomberg July 13, 2022

Stocks swoon as Treasuries sound recession alarm

Stocks dropped before Wednesday’s inflation report, with the Treasury curve inversion deepening to levels last seen in 2007 amid fears that aggressive rate hikes will sink the economy into a recession. The S&P 500 slid into the close as megacap tech sold o...

Market Call Source: BNN Bloomberg July 13, 2022

Gordon Reid's Top Picks: July 12, 2022

Gordon Reid, president and CEO, Goodreid Investment Counsel FOCUS: U.S. equities MARKET OUTLOOK: Financial markets were on a strong run from the financial crisis of 2008, with short disruptions along the way. While North American economies and corp...

Source: Bankofcanada July 13, 2022

Monetary Policy Report – July 2022

The Canadian economy is now clearly in excess demand, and inflation is high and broadening. The Bank is projecting inflation to decline to about 3% by t...

Source: Bankofcanada July 13, 2022

Bank of Canada increases policy interest rate by 100 basis points, continues quantitative tightening

The Bank of Canada today increased its target for the overnight rate to 2½%, with the Bank Rate at 2¾% and the deposit rate at 2½%. The Bank is also continuing its policy of quantitative tightening (Q...

Source: Bankofcanada July 13, 2022

Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

Good morning. I’m pleased to be here with Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers to discuss today’s policy announcement and the Bank’s Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Today, we raised the p...

FP Economy Source: Financialpost July 13, 2022

Loonie surges after Bank of Canada's super-sized interest rate hike

Secures Canadian dollar's position as one of the best-performing major currencies right now Canada’s dollar surged after the nation’s central bank delivered a bigger-than-expected interest-rate hike, catapulting it ahead of major developed-market p...