Equity gains continued in July as bond yields slipped, though performance remains uneven across regions, sectors and factors.
Unlike previous recessions, the value of a U.S. used car has risen sharply this summer as our daily lives are profoundly impacted by social distancing and the sudden COVID-induced de-urbanization wave.
The earnings season kicked off last week and we are unsurprisingly seeing many firms facing steep contraction in revenues and earnings because of COVID.
The road ahead is unlikely to continue as smoothly, especially for the U.S. labour market as the May and June job gains represent only about a third of the jobs lost in March and April.
Since the middle of June, the world has seen a spike in COVID cases in some cities and U.S. states, which has caused renewed market volatility.
In the third in our series of virtual mini-forums, we discussed thematic investing post-COVID in one session and the outlook for oil in another.
Last week we got another strong indication that the economy was catching up with the stock-market optimism when U.S. retail sales rebounded by 18%, reversing a 15% drop in April.
In this session, the debate focused on why the global economy may pull out of COVID-driven recession more quickly than consensus believes.
An increasing number of indicators are confirming that the worst of the March-April economic contraction is behind us, but equity prices did not wait to see a bottom in economic activity and earnings before bouncing off their lows.
Investors have their eyes on economic and earnings normalization into 2021 and 2022, which, coupled with near-zero interest rates, is contributing to elevated forward multiples.
Cases and deaths in the U.S. and Canada continue to drop as businesses continue to reopen, underpinning recent risk-on sentiment
Monetary and fiscal policy are on a mission to rescue the economy and confidence, but it’s coming at a steep cost.
BMO Investments Inc., the manager of BMO LifeStage Plus 2020 Fund and BMO Target Education 2020 Portfolio (collectively, the "Terminating Funds") today announced that these funds are approaching their June 30, 2020 target end date.
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