How a Leading Gold Stock Fund Has Navigated the…
Gold stocks are notoriously volatile. But even with a portfolio that concentrates its bets on a relatively small number of companies, the Gold-rated C$621.9 million Dynamic Precious Metals Series F fund has built a long track record of outperformance. The fund’s managers look for companies with strong histories of growth and acquisitions and high returns […]
What Can We Expect from US Bonds in 2025?
Sarah Hansen: Welcome to Investing Insights. I’m your host Sarah Hansen, and I’m filling in for Ivanna Hampton today. The November election triggered a steep selloff in longer-term bonds, with yields on the 10-year Treasury note climbing as high as 4.45%. Fixed-income markets have since stabilized, but yields remain significantly higher than their September lows. […]
Column: Critical Metals as a Crucial Front in the US-China Trade Conflict
Column: Critical metals will be a key battleground in US-China trade war China’s recent export ban on gallium and germanium to the United States is a significant escalation in ongoing tensions surrounding the semiconductor and technology sectors. This ban, aimed at retaliating against U.S. tariffs on Chinese solar panels, highlights China’s strategic use of its […]
Will the Fed Indicate a Pause in Rate Cuts This January?
The Federal Reserve is gearing up for its final policy-setting meeting of 2024. Markets overwhelmingly expect the central bank to cut interest rates by 0.25% on Wednesday, but the outlook after that is less certain. While price pressures have fallen dramatically from their peak two years ago, recent data has shown some stubbornness. Overall inflation […]
Stock Market Update: Dow Records First 9-Day Losing Streak Since 1978
Stock Market Today: The Dow Slides Into Its First 9-Day Losing Streak Since 1978 All three main equity indexes gapped down at the open and showed red at the close with less than 24 hours before the Federal Open Market Committee is expected to announce its third interest rate cut since September. Whether it’s the […]
Inflation Declines, Strengthening the Bank of Canada’s…
A broad slowdown in Canadian inflation reinforces expectations that the Bank of Canada will cut rates further in 2025, though the era of super-sized reductions may be over. The November report from Statistics Canada found the Consumer Price Index rose 1.9% year over year in November. That marked a slight easing from the 2.0% year-over-year […]
November CPI Predictions Indicate Stabilization of Inflation
The November Consumer Price Index report, due Tuesday, is expected to show headline inflation holding steady at around 2.0%. That level is in line with the Bank of Canada’s target and a trend toward moderating inflation. Philip Petursson, chief investment strategist at IG Wealth Management, says the central bank’s measures have effectively curbed runaway inflation. […]
Will the US Federal Reserve Indicate a Pause in January?
The Federal Reserve is gearing up for its final policy-setting meeting of 2024. Markets overwhelmingly expect the central bank to cut interest rates by 0.25% on Wednesday, but the outlook after that is less certain. While price pressures have fallen dramatically from their peak two years ago, recent data has shown some stubbornness. Overall inflation […]
Constellation Stock Experiences Significant Surge: Is It a…
Constellation Software CSU stock has rallied more than 44% in 2024, fueled by strong income and revenue growth. However, the firm’s business strategy relies on acquisitions to drive that upward trajectory, and after two years of big gains, Morningstar believes the stock is trading at lofty levels. Constellation stock has been marching steadily higher since […]
Gold Analysis: A More Hawkish Fed Could Strengthen Medium-Term Downward Trend
Gold Technical: A less dovish Fed may reinforce a medium-term corrective decline This is a follow-up analysis of our prior report published “Medium-term uptrend damaged, spooked by rapid rise in 10-year US Treasury yield” on 14 November 2024. Click here for a recap. Since our last publication, the price actions of Gold (XAU/USD) have staged […]