Month: August 2024

The financial markets were marked by significant turbulence this last week again, dominated by risk aversion.  Evidence are surfacing that the US economy is heading for a recession, or even hard landing. Speculation is mounting that Fed might be compelled to implement aggressive rate cuts, totaling 75 basis points or even a full percentage point
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Soft stocks are helping keep the Canadian Dollar (CAD) tone defensive but whether weaker equity markets are enough of a justification for driving the CAD significantly lower at the moment remains to be seen, Scotiabank’s FX strategist Shaun Osborne notes. Heightened CAD volatility is possible “Thinner liquidity Monday, when local markets are closed, might open
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Prior was +206 (revised to +179K) Details of the July 2024 jobs report: Two-month net revision -29K vs -111K prior Unemployment rate 4.3% vs 4.1% expected (unrounded 4.252%) Prior unemployment rate 4.1% Participation rate 62.7% vs 62.6% prior U6 underemployment rate 7.8% vs 7.4% prior Average hourly earnings +0.2% m/m vs +0.3% expected Prior avg
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