Oil prices fuel volatility; all eyes on U.S. interest rates; resources swoon; and much more. How the economy and investments will perform in the year ahead. From the Mid-January 2015 issue of Investment Executive newspaper.
January 14, 2015
Oil prices fuel volatility; all eyes on U.S. interest rates; resources swoon; and much more. How the economy and investments will perform in the year ahead. From the Mid-January 2015 issue of Investment Executive newspaper.
January 14, 2015As the world's second-largest economy assumes a more sustainable rate of growth, fund portfolio managers remain optimistic. The government has chopped lending rates and announced new spending on railways and social housing
Most portfolio managers suggest that gold prices won't generate much excitement this year, but there is a school of thought that runs contrary to that belief
With high stock valuations in attractive sectors and commodities in a slump, Canadian investors are treading carefully
Most portfolio managers have their eyes set on equities, but their enthusiasm is tempered by rich valuations for U.S. stocks and the potential that the Fed could start raising interest rates
The amount of money Japan's government can spend to stimulate that economy is limited by its monumental public-sector debt. Thus, the government needs to find ways to get consumers spending
What central bankers do in 2015 will affect your clients' portfolios
Most economists have predicted rate increases annually since 2009, but those predictions have not come true and rates have remained low. Once again, the consensus is that rates will rise in 2015, but not before mid-year
Growth in Asian countries (excluding China) is being driven by a healthy combination of external demand and rising domestic consumption. Potential tightening of global financial markets presents some downside risk
Thanks to a confluence of factors, the U.S. dollar (US$) is expected to continue to rise against most currencies, including the euro, the Japanese yen (¥) and the Canadian dollar (C$). In particular, the U.S. is the only major country or region whose economy is accelerating, so there’s strong demand for U.S. investments. As well, […]
After a solid year, slower domestic growth and uncertainty in the energy sector are likely to mean a more muted performance for banks, insurers and investment firms in the year ahead
The cease-trade order on all 11 ETFs from Emerge Canada Inc. represented the first time such an order had been placed on a family of…
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