Last Month in the Markets: September 2nd – 30th, 2025 Last Quarter in the Markets: July 1st – September 30th, 2025 What Happened in Q3 and September? Equity investors enjoyed strong performance over the past three months, including September. From an economic perspective, the month was relatively calm. Most conditions remained steady: employment stayed soft,…
Last Month in the Markets: August 2025 What Happened in August? The TSX was the standout performer among North American equity indexes last month, rising nearly 5% above its July close. Not only did it outperform the S&P 500, Dow, and NASDAQ in August, but it also leads all of them in year-to-date and one-year…
Last Month in the Markets: July 1st – 31st, 2025 What happened in July? Equity indexes had a strong month. New all-time highs were achieved several times by the TSX, S&P 500, and NASDAQ, while the Dow came close. President Trump’s global trade war has yet to show widespread economic consequences. For now, tariffs either haven’t…
Last Month in the Markets: June 2025 What happened in the first half of 2025 The turmoil and steep decline in April caused by Trump’s global trade war now feels like a distant memory following a solid recovery. Overall, the TSX is leading North American equity indexes, with a gain of over 8.5% so far…
Last Month in the Markets: May 2025 What happened in May? The month began positively, and somewhat quietly. Entering the month, Canada was performing relatively well as the new government was preparing for the upcoming legislative session. In the days leading up to mid-May, news broke that the U.S. and China had swiftly reached a…
Last Month in the Markets: April 2025 What happened in April? The difficult month for equities began with the announcement of tariffs by Donald Trump on April 2nd. Economic theory and history, should the tariff scheme be implemented as proposed, predicts that the U.S., Canadian and the global economy will likely fall into recession. The…
Last Month in the Markets: March 2025 What happened in March? Equities experienced a very difficult month with the Dow losing 4.2%, the S&P 500 dropped 5.8%, and the NASDAQ plummeted 8.2%. Canada’s TSX fell by only 1.9%, making it the top performer among major indexes. A 1.9% drop typically is not regarded as a…
Last Month in the Markets: February 2025 What happened in February? Equity performance during the second month of 2025 was weak. None of the indexes increased, and the NASDAQ lost nearly 4% of its value. Despite February’s negative results, North American equity indexes were mostly up at the end of February, with the NASDAQ being…
Last Month in the Markets: January 2025 What happened in January? Equity performance for the first month of 2025 was strong. All of the indexes in the grid above outperformed their one-year returns in January, except for the NASDAQ. Even as the laggard, the NASDAQ will clear 20% in 2025 if it continues with its…
Last Month in the Markets: December 2024 Last Year in the Markets: January 1st, 2024 – December 31st, 2024 What happened in 2024? Last year was productive for equity investors, with Canadian and American indexes delivering remarkable returns for the second consecutive year. The TSX beat its 2023 performance by 10 percentage points, the S&P 500…
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