Mar 7, 2025 | Notes from the Desk
Investors and traders are likely relieved that today’s employment data didn’t add to the market confusion. The Numbers. Canada 1.1k jobs created (20k expected) Unemployment rate 6.6% (6.7% expected) YoY hourly wage growth 4% (3.7% expected) US 151k jobs created (160k...Feb 12, 2025 | Monthly Commentaries
“Birthdays are nature’s way of telling you to eat more cake.” Last week, we celebrated our firm’s 10th birthday. It is hard to believe it has been a decade since we launched the Algonquin Debt Strategies Fund with a whopping $3mm under management. When we look...Jan 29, 2025 | Notes from the Desk
Nobody was surprised that the FOMC held rates steady this afternoon. Inflation remains elevated, while the labour market remains strong, leaving the FOMC to remain on the sidelines. The Press Conference. There were questions about the impact of the wide array of...Jan 29, 2025 | Notes from the Desk
The Bank of Canada (BoC) lowered the policy rate by 25 bps to 3%, now firmly inside the 2.25%-3.25% neutral rate band. The Bank also dropped forward rate guidance, adopting a neutral posture for maximum flexibility in the coming months. The useless stuff: Given the...Jan 14, 2025 | Monthly Commentaries
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” Seneca With the start of the new year comes the annual tradition of making predictions and prognostications for the year ahead. One only needs to look back at the forecasts from previous years to realize...
