2018 was "a challenging year for investors"
The ECB left its key rates and monetary stimulus settings unchanged at a meeting Thursday
U.S. markets will close early on Tuesday ahead of the Independence Day holiday
The U.S. central bank now foresees four rate hikes this year, up from the three it had previously forecast
The pace of hiring has yet to be disrupted by dramatic global market swings, a recent pickup in inflation or the risk that the could provoke a trade war
The U.S. Federal Reserve foresees two more hikes this year
If the S&P 500 doesn’t fall by more than 20% by Aug. 21, this will be the longest bull market since the Second World War
The insurer launched new digital offerings in Canada in 2017 and continued to build out its wealth and asset-management businesses
The 0.1% gain followed a sharper 0.4% increase in November
At its Dec. 14 meeting, the ECB council left benchmark interest rates and its stimulus program unchanged