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January 25, 2025 | Tech Talk for Saturday January 25th 2025
The Bottom Line Primary focus this week is on central bank news released on Wednesday. The Federal Reserve is expected to maintain its Fed Fund Rate at 4.50% and the Bank of Canada is expected to lower its lending rate to Canada’s major banks to 3.00% from 3.25%. Investors will be watching closely for guidance […]
January 18, 2025 | Tech Talk for Saturday January 18th 2025
The Bottom Line Focus this week is on fourth quarter earnings reports released by large cap U.S. companies. Results released to date (9% of S&P 500 companies) have exceeded consensus estimates. Just a reminder: U.S. equity markets are closed on Monday.
January 11, 2025 | Tech Talk for Saturday January 11th 2025
The Bottom Line Good news on the economy in December was bad news for U.S. and Canadian equity markets on Friday: Stronger than expected December Non-farm Payrolls in the U.S. and higher Canadian December employment exceeding consensus estimates were reported. In response, government bond yields on both sides of the border spiked higher and the […]
January 4, 2025 | Tech Talk for Saturday January 4th 2025
The Bottom Line Technical signs of a short term bottom were recorded by U.S. and Canadian exchange indices last week. TSX Composite Index has started to outperform the S&P 500 Index, typical for this time of year.