Performance of Canada’s Largest ETFs in 2024
Each month, we check in on the performance of the largest Canadian stock, bond, and active exchange-traded funds. The Morningstar US Market Index fell 0.30% during December and is up 35.35% over the past year. The Morningstar US Core Bond Index rose 1.08% last month and is up 10.55% over the past year. In the […]
Gold Investors Remain Optimistic for 2025 Amid Trump-Induced Volatility
Those drivers remain more or less intact going into 2025. But investors are also braced for Donald Trump’s second term and the new president’s potential impact on trade flows, inflation and the global economy. That prospect continues to spur gold buying as a way to protect wealth and hedge against potential negative shocks. Investment diversification […]
Trudeau Expected to Resign Before This Year’s Vote, Potentially Leading to Conservative Poilievre’s Election
“This country deserves a real choice in the next election, and it has become clear to me that if I am having to fight internal battles, I cannot be the best option in that election.” Keerit Jutla, CEO of the Vancouver-based Association of Mineral Exploration, said the group appreciates the government’s focus on critical minerals […]
Trudeau’s Resignation Adds to Growing Uncertainty…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement that he will step down and suspend Parliament until March 24 has thrown Canadian markets into flux. The potential for an early election and a likely shift to a fiscally conservative government could reshape Canada’s economic policy and market dynamics. Investors are grappling with how this evolving political landscape may […]
US Copper’s Revised PEA Projects After-Tax NPV Exceeding $1 Billion
The study envisions a mine life of 14 years, producing 903,000 tonnes of copper, plus 12 million oz. of silver and 63,000 oz. of gold. A majority of the production will come from mining the sulfide mineralization at Moonlight-Superior. US Copper CEO Stephen Dunn said the PEA, which a culmination of several years of planning, […]
6 Experts Weigh In on the Key Market Risks Facing the US in 2025
The new year will bring plenty of tailwinds for markets and the economy, but it will also carry risks. Here are six strategists and economists on threats to growth and markets they’ll watch in the new year, from sticky inflation to political uncertainty. “The risk I’ve been thinking more about is inflation,” says Marci McGregor, […]
Gold Price Outlook for 2025: Key Influencers and Predictions
Investment demand drives prices. Prices drive mine production, secondary recovery from scrap, and fabrication demand. Second, CPM Group issued a long-term gold buy recommendation in releasing its Gold Survey in November 2000. We laid out the case that there was about to be an upward shift in the investment demand curve: More investors and more […]
Exploring the Potential Benefits of Tariffs for Certain Canadians
US President-elect Donald Trump unsettled investors when he pledged to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Canada. But even if some tariffs are imposed, it might not be all bad for certain stocks. Analysts stress the difference between tariffs, the threat of tariffs, and the ways they could affect individual stocks. If tariffs are imposed, […]
The Top 10 Canadian Dividend Stocks to Watch in 2024
Dividend-paying stocks that combine healthy balance sheets with hefty yields can provide investors with steady incomes, cushion against market downturns, and grow investments at a healthy clip. In 2024, the top-performing dividend-payers included asset management firm CI Financial CIX, regional bank Canadian Western Bank CWB, and gold company Lundin Gold LUG. To find the year’s […]
Year of Gold Stock Revaluation – MINING.COM
In just over a month into March 2020, the flagship S&P 500 stock index collapsed 33.9% in the pandemic-lockdown panic! Top Fed officials feared a depression, so they redlined their monetary printing presses. Over the next 25.5 months, the Fed ballooned its balance sheet a radically-unprecedented 115.6% or $4,807b! That’s effectively the monetary base underlying […]