ZUB - BMO Equal Weight US Banks Hedged to CAD Index ETF (Hedged Units)

In this special episode, Sohrab Movahedi, Chris Heakes and Daniel Stanley discuss the first quarter earnings from Canada’s ​“Big Six,” breaking down the recent results and the macro trends impacting markets. They also examine rising loan-loss provisions and commercial real estate and look back on the U.S. regional banking crisis a year after it began.

As prices prove to be more stubborn than expected, portfolio managers Charles-Lucien Myssie, Alfred Lee, and your host, Mckenzie Box, digest the latest U.S. CPI print and the broader inflation picture. They also discuss positioning equities ahead of potential rate cuts, U.S. banks, and covered call strategies.

In the Bank of Canada’s latest announcement, the tone seems to have shifted in a new direction. In today’s episode, portfolio managers Matt Montemurro, Chris Heakes, and your host, McKenzie Box, explore what’s next for monetary policy. They also discuss Tech stocks, volatility and what another Trump term could mean for markets. McKenzie Box is Director of Product and Strategy at BMO Global Asset Management. She is joined on the podcast by Matt Montemurro, and Chris Heakes, Portfolio Managers and ETF Specialists at BMO Global Asset Management. The episode was recorded live on Wednesday, January 24, 2024.