Derek Holt, vice president and head of Capital Markets and Economics at Bank of Nova Scotia, talks with the Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about when he expects the Bank of Canada to cut interest rates and how budget season might affect the timing of cuts.
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Shopify stock was climbing Monday after an analyst upgraded shares of the e-commerce platform on confidence in growth. Citi analyst Tyler Radke upgraded shares of Shopify to Buy from Neutral, and increased his target price to $105 from $93, which implies a 47% increase in the stock price as of Friday’s close. “Our Deep-Dive analysis into SHOP’s Merchant Solutions business gives us confidence in SHOP’s long-term growth,” Radke wrote in a research note.
"We expect, in any case, that the Fed's communications after the FOMC meeting this week will have a uniformly hawkish tone," Macquarie said.
There are five major events to watch for this week, highlighted by a Fed meeting and the April jobs report.
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The Canadian dollar edged up to a near three-week high against its U.S. counterpart on Monday as risk sentiment improved and ahead of monthly GDP data this week that could offer clues on the strength of the domestic economy. The loonie was trading 0.1% higher at 1.3656 to the U.S. dollar, or 73.23 U.S. cents, after earlier touching its strongest level since April 10 at 1.3632. "It has been a somewhat quiet start to the week, with firmer equity and bond markets underpinning risk sentiment and weighing on the USD more broadly," said George Davis, chief technical strategist at RBC Capital Markets.
McDonald's (MCD) first-quarter earnings report showcased a combo meal of international headwinds, including global sales growth slowing behind figures from this time last year and boycotts related to the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict. Additionally, inflation and rising menu prices are taking a toll on lower-income consumers. On the fast-food chain's earnings call, McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski stated that "consumers continue to be even more discriminating with every dollar that they spend as they face elevated prices in their day-to-day spending." Placer.ai Head of Analytical Research R.J. Hottovy sits down with Catalysts to discuss whether McDonald's item prices are beginning to price out certain consumer demographics. Placer.ai data found McDonald's to maintain higher monthly foot traffic growth over the past year than its competition. "Right now consumers are really focused on value, and not just discounts. I think that low price point is something that they're certainly focused in on," Hottovy says. "We've seen groups that really market around a low price point, generally a higher visitation trade. And so I think that's what McDonald's may be pivoting to in the future. There's a lot of discussion about future value plans in the US and abroad in the earnings call today. I think that's really going to be a key message..." For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Catalysts. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada's economy likely weakened in the first quarter, data from Statistics Canada showed on Tuesday, bolstering expectations that the Canadian central bank would have more reason to cut interest rates in June. Canada's gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.2% in February, less than analysts' estimates, while growth in March likely remained muted, Statistics Canada said. The economic slowdown combined with cooling inflation could add to the evidence the Bank of Canada (BoC) is looking for to start lowering its key interest rate from nearly a 23-year high of 5%.
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