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All in all, a growing number of central banks are either opting to maintain monetary stimulus or add to it. The central banks of several emerging markets in Asia and south America have eased policy in recent weeks (see zones in blue on the map below...

It’s been a good January for global equities with the MSCI AC rebounding 6%, the best performance for a month of January since 1994. For the S&P/TSX and S&P 500, it’s even better with a 7% gain MTD, the best showing in 30 years for both...

After spending 2017 sheltered from volatility – thanks to low inflation pressures and strong synchronized growth – global markets ventured into the outdoors in 2018, resulting in a disappointing year for most investors, with nearly all assets but...

"That’s a swing and a miss on three distinct opportunities to improve market sentiment, i.e., a strikeout that should have been averted. Mr. Powell had been preparing us for a more dovish stance. Recall that in remarks made just about a...