The coming week is going to be significantly dominated by central bank decisions combined with a wave of ‘Mag7’ earnings and data releases. Each of the Fed, BoC, ECB, BoJ, and central banks in Chile and Colombia will weigh in. Ongoing developments in Canada-US relations may also figure prominently. The world has changed a great deal since former President Reagan’s speech about the virtues of free trade and against tariffs in 1987 such that Canada and the US are more tightly integrated than ever before which raises the risks to both sides of failing to work toward an agreement that addresses concerns on both sides. As ... (full story)