
Yesterday was fairly quiet, with range-bound trading for both equities and FX markets, including the Canadian dollar, remaining relatively flat. However, today, stocks have turned lower after several smaller regional US banks, most notably First Republic, reported larger than expected deposit outflows (meaning more money is flowing out of the bank than into the bank), suggesting that stability risks have not entirely gone away. Additionally, market expectations for Google to report another drop in ad revenue and for Microsoft to indicate that their earnings growth likely slowed down last quarter are adding to the pessimistic outlook. Adding to the negative sentiment, US consumer confidence has hit a nine-month low.
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