BMO Smarter Investing

Inflation is running rampant for the first time in decades and it only seems to be worsening. How long can this continue and what can be done to settle it down? Douglas Porter and Sal Guatieri discus…

With interest rates and inflation continuing to rise rapidly, the economic forecast is looking increasingly stormy. With central bankers facing their hardest inflation challenge in decades, Sal Guati…

Like many areas, the commercial real estate market took a turn for the worse in the early days of the pandemic. But most sectors have bounced back nicely, and a few may still offer attractive investm…

The Canadian housing market has been one of the biggest talking points over the last couple of years. As supply has been the lesser issue, demand has increased along with overall cost of homes. As ne…

On Feb 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, becoming the largest military attack on a sovereign state in Europe since WW2. We saw the Russian Ruble drop in value and the price of gas shoot up only days …

In the first episode of BMO Smarter Investing, Sal Guatieri and Douglas Porter sat down to discuss inflation, and where they think it is heading.

Now in 2022, Sal Guatieri is joined by Jennifer Lee a…

China is the world's 2nd largest economy and plays a huge role in global trade.

In this episode, we take a deeper look at their economy, some of the trends that are happening, and what might be expec…

Interest rates and the global economy, in general, has been quite volatile since 2020 due to uncertainties of the pandemic. We've seen businesses open back up to the public and life slowly resemble n…

Inflation is at an all-time high right now since the 1990s: Over 6% in the US and over 4% in Canada. BMO economists Douglas Porter and Sal Guatieri discuss what this means for interest rates, who win…