Implications of the Pan-Asia Trade Pact
16 Oct 2023On November 15th, 2020, fifteen Asia-Pacific nations signed arguably the largest free trade agreement in history, significantly reshaping traditional economic power dynamics.
Waiting for the Whale to Surface
31 Aug 2023This week we came across an analogy that related monetary policy to dead whale spotting… That’s right, central bank directors and fishermen have more in common than we ever could have imagined.
2023 Federal Budget Highlights
31 Mar 2023The federal budget was released March 28th. Here are the highlights from an investment standpoint.
Capitalizing on China Reopening
03 Mar 2023At OUTLOOK 2023, one of our major trends for the year ahead was the reopening of the Chinese economy. The country’s zero-COVID policies have been easing over the last few months and the rapid reopening has meant that the world’s second-largest economy is finally back to business.
The Positives of Increasing Rates
14 Feb 2023Over the last year and a half, we have experienced one of the fastest upward revisions of interest rates in a lifetime. Never has the Bank of Canada’s Policy Rate increased from effectively nothing to 4.5% in one year, the most aggressive economic tightening in decades.
Burst Bubbles & Changing Narratives
10 Feb 2023When the market falls in love with a new narrative there are always significant winners and losers. The increase in prices of equities or markets at the center of the new narrative can be parabolic with investors concentrating on one area.