Canadian Investors Pull Back Amid Trump’s Trade War
With US President Donald Trump launching a trade war against Canada, investor interest in exchange-traded funds focused on US stocks has fallen significantly. While weekly ETF flow data is volatile, as Trump unveiled tariffs on Canadian goods in March, Canadian investors began pulling money out of US stock ETFs—a significant break from the long-term trend […]
Stock Market Forecast: Identifying Opportunities in Q2
In our 2025 Market Outlook, we noted that the market was priced to perfection, trading at a relatively rare premium to fair value, and asked “Will it last?” We noted that positioning had become increasingly important and recommended investors to overweight value stocks as they were attractively valued. Growth stocks were significantly overvalued, trading at […]
Gold Prices Reach New Heights, Targeting $3,100
Stock image. Gold extended its record-setting run on Friday as investors continue to flock into the safe-haven metal amid concerns of a widening global trade war. Spot gold scaled a new all-time high of $3,086.93 per ounce in the early morning trading, before pulling back to $3,072.96 for an intraday gain of 0.4%. It is […]
B2Gold Stock Declines Following Announcement of Stricter Resource Model for New Nunavut Mine Project
B2Gold (TSX: BTO, NYSE AMERICAN: BTG, NSX: B2G) has provided a new life-of-mine plan for the Goose project in Nunavut, Canada that confirms its previous timeline and cost estimates, but lowered its high-confidence resource count. Goose represents B2Gold’s first project in the Back River gold district, which consists of 11 mineral claims blocks along an […]
Rally of Gold Stocks in Spring 2025
Stock image. Interest in gold stocks is really mounting, fueled by gold’s record-shattering monster upleg. Traders are rediscovering this high-potential contrarian sector, just driving major gold stocks to a dozen-year secular breakout. The miners are earning massive record profits, their fundamentals have never been better. All this is happening as gold’s spring rally gathers steam, […]
Canadian Economy Booms Before Hitting a Standstill Amid Trade War…
The Canadian economy grew at a solid pace to start the year, but analysts point to advance data indicating stalled growth in February to suggest the Bank of Canada’s calculations may be further clouded ahead of its next decision on interest rates. Statistics Canada’s January GDP report finds the economy rose at a healthy 0.4% […]
The Impact of a Capital Group Manager’s Retirement on…
One Capital Group manager’s recently announced retirement from two strategies led to different results for those funds’ Morningstar Analyst Ratings. Why would the same manager stepping away from a firm known for handling successions well have diverging effects on different funds? Well, the details matter. Capital Group’s multimanager approach usually keeps its strategies from depending […]
Gold Prices Reach New Heights as Goldman Raises Target to $3,300
Stock image. Gold soared to a new record on Thursday as investors sought refuge amid escalating global trade tensions after US President Donald Trump’s announcement of new auto tariffs. Spot gold rose 1.2% to $3,055.87 per ounce by 11:30 a.m. ET, after scaling a new peak of $3,059.48 earlier. US gold futures traded 1.5% higher […]
Tesla: We Anticipate Compensating Effects from US Tariffs
US President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on automobiles and auto parts. The tariff applies only to the value of content made outside the United States. Tesla TSLA shares were up slightly on the news. Why it matters: Tariffs will likely raise auto prices for consumers as automakers pass along increased costs. Tesla should see […]
Will Trump’s 25% Auto Tariffs Drive Canada Into…
With US President Donald Trump expanding his trade war by imposing a hefty 25% tariff on vehicles imported to the United States, including from Canada, economists are warning about significant damage to the economy. The automotive industry plays a crucial role in Canada’s economy, representing 10% of manufacturing GDP and 21% of trade in manufactured […]