Market commentary

Information is an important factor within the financial markets. But if not properly interpreted, it can be misleading or useless. We can help translate business activity and market trends into useful knowledge that you can act on. These reports reflect our most current perspective on the equity and fixed income markets.

Periodicals

Trend & cycle roadmap

May 7, 2025 - RBC Wealth Management

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Global insight monthly

March 4, 2026 - RBC Wealth Management

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Latest Insights

Technical analysis

Equity market cycle recovers to new highs with participation broadening

Apr 24, 2026 | Robert Sluymer, CFA

Short-term S&P 500 indicators are overbought following its 13 percent rebound, but we view the strength of the advance-decline lines and the bottom in Technology following its Q4–Q1 correction as reasons to remain cautiously optimistic.

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A resilient rally for U.S. equities, but economic headwinds persist

Apr 16, 2026 | Kelly Bogdanova

The U.S. stock market’s resilience was on display after hitting an all-time high as Middle East crisis risks de-escalate. But inflation and economic growth headwinds shouldn’t be ignored, and we examine how the investment environment is taking sh

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Data center power struggle

Apr 15, 2026 | Josh Nye

AI Data centers consume a growing share of U.S. electricity. Despite rising investment in generation and transmission, capacity is struggling to keep up, and electricity prices are rising.

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