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

Vortex of volatility

March 7, 2025 - Peter Park Nelson

A period of rapid-fire developments has understandably put investors on edge. We make sense of five catalysts tugging on stock markets and elucidate why we’re not ready to throw in the towel on the two-year-plus bull market just yet.

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Trend & cycle roadmap

June 15, 2023 - RBC Wealth Management

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Global insight monthly

September 11, 2024 - RBC Wealth Management

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Tuition madness: Are you saving enough for college education goals?

Mar 17, 2025 | RBC Wealth Management

With the March NCAA® basketball tournaments upon us, take a look at the cost to attend these colleges and universities for the next four years. Do you have the right plan in place to support your students on their postsecondary journey?

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Tariffs: Bracing for market impact

Mar 12, 2025 | Joseph Wu, CFA and Josh Nye

The 2018–2019 U.S.-China trade conflict underscored how tariff uncertainty can dampen sentiment, depressing valuations even if the earnings impact turns out to be modest. What approach should investors take?

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Power, storage, and electrification: A revolution

Mar 11, 2025 | Frédérique Carrier

As burgeoning demand and innovation transform the energy landscape, we examine key trends that are likely to shape the future of renewable power and industrial electrification.

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