The Rising Popularity of Active ETFs in Canada
More and more Canadian investors are opting for exchange-traded funds over generally higher-cost traditional mutual funds when looking for actively managed strategies. Morningstar’s recently published 2025 Canadian Active ETF Landscape found that active ETFs in Canada hit a significant milestone in March 2025 when they reached C$178 billion in assets. While that’s only about one […]
The Unexpected Stock That Leading Fund Managers Are Offloading
Susan Dziubinski: I’m Susan Dziubinski with Morningstar. Today, we’re talking about one popular stock that top fund managers have been selling this year. Who are these top managers? They’re active managers running funds that land in one of Morningstar’s US large-cap categories. Their funds earn Morningstar Medalist Ratings of Bronze or higher, and their portfolios […]
Ghana’s Gold Production Projected to Increase by 6.25% in 2025
Ghana’s gold production could increase by around 6.25% to approximately 5.1 million ounces in 2025, up from last year’s record output of 4.8 million ounces, the Chamber of Mines in Africa’s top gold-producing nation said on Friday. High output has been driven by strong production from artisanal mining and the introduction of new large-scale operations, […]
Trump Raises Concerns Over the Security of Germany’s Gold in New York
The safety of Germany’s gold reserves held overseas and in New York in particular, until recently mainly a talking point for the country’s far-right party and gold bugs, is becoming a matter of public debate with Donald Trump back in the White House. The Bundesbank, Germany’s central bank, has the world’s second largest stock of […]
Gold, Silver, and Copper: Solutions to Global Turmoil
Stock image. A crisis is unfolding in the bond market that equity investors may not be aware of. Long-term government bond yields are rising across major economies as governments struggle to contain mounting debt burdens. Last week, Japan’s 30-year bond yield ran to an all-time high of 3.4%. The 40-year also hit a record 3.6%. […]
GDP Report Reveals Unexpected Resilience and Growth…
The Canadian economy grew 0.1% in March, an improvement on the FactSet consensus estimate of negative 0.05%, prompting analysts to forecast a continued pause in the Bank of Canada’s interest rate-cutting cycle. At its last meeting in April, the bank held the overnight rate at 2.75%, after cutting it seven consecutive times, including twice this […]
Bank of Nova Scotia Earnings: Canadian Provisions Overview
Editor’s Note: This analysis was originally published as a stock note by Morningstar Equity Research. Bank of Nova Scotia BNS reported slightly disappointing second-quarter results, mostly driven by a provisioning increase for the Canadian segment. Adjusted EPS was C$ 1.52, down 4% from a year ago. Note that the trajectory of the Canadian economy has […]
4 Leading Canadian Dividend and Income Equity ETFs
Dividend stock strategies can be a haven during the kind of market and economic uncertainty that investors are currently facing. Dividend-focused exchange-traded funds make it simpler for investors to access these names. To screen for the top-performing ETFs in this category, we looked for those with the best returns over the last one-, three-, and […]
Barrick Requests World Bank Court Intervention in Mali Proceedings
Barrick Mining has asked the arbitration tribunal of the World Bank to intervene in legal proceedings in Mali, as the miner faces the possibility of the Loulo-Gounkoto mine falling under the control of the Mali government. Barrick’s move comes as a local court in Mali is expected to rule on June 2 on the government’s […]
Could the Bank of Canada Lower Interest Rates?
With a de-escalation in US-Canada trade tensions, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s focus on stimulating the domestic economy, and sticky inflation, the Bank of Canada is seen as holding off on interest-rate cuts at its meeting on June 4, 2025. “Barring a significant downside surprise in Friday’s GDP report, we expect the Bank of Canada will […]