Market updates

Q4 2023 | Market Update

Equities and bonds finished 2023 with robust gains expecting a rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) in early 2024.

Q4 2023 | Market Update

Equities and bonds finished 2023 with robust gains expecting a rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) in early 2024.

  • August 16, 2023

    Rates, recession and rallies - What now?

    Chhad Aul, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Multi-Asset Solutions, SLGI Asset Management Inc., discusses how the rate-hiking cycle will affect the economy. He also shares his insights on a potential recession, the performance of artificial intelligence stocks and the current risk-reward scenario provided by high-quality bonds.

  • August 16, 2023

    Granite Target Risk Funds - Q2 CIO Views

    Lagged effects of rate hikes are elevating risks to the global economy warns Chhad Aul, CIO and Head of the Multi-Asset Solutions, SLGI Asset Management Inc. He discusses this and how active management and investing in bonds can help amid rising uncertainty. 

  • July 05, 2023

    Q2 2023 | Market Update

    Markets rise spurred by high hopes for artificial intelligence and receding recession fears

  • May 09, 2023

    Will stocks & bonds move again in opposite directions to strengthen balanced portfolios?

    Our latest insight looks at when stocks and bonds correlate negatively and positively, why they move the way they do, and what that could mean for market watchers. 

  • April 21, 2023

    Nothing Unusual About Bear Market Rallies

    MFS Investment Management is the sub-advisor to the Sun Life MFS mutual funds

    In a recently published article ‘Looking Ahead to 2023: End and Beginning of an Earnings Cycle’ that was first published in the United States by MFS Investment Management, Robert M. Almeida Jr., Portfolio Manager and Global Investment Strategist, discusses his outlook on inflation, recession risks and earnings expectations for the rest of 2023. Here’s a summary of our takeaways.

  • April 13, 2023

    Why Canadian banks are largely immune to a bank run

    Strong regulation, supervision and a conservative risk culture characterize Canada’s concentrated banking industry. This has reinforced the message that Canadian banks are safe following recent bank runs in the U.S. 

  • April 05, 2023

    Q1 2023 | Market Update

    Markets rollercoaster through a volatile first quarter after interest rates expectations fluctuate.