Artificial intelligence is currently taxed much like any other business technology. Companies deduct eligible development costs, claim depreciation or capital allowances on infrastructure, pay corporate tax on profits, and collect consumption taxes on qualifying services. Governments generally tax the company...
The Canadian dollar has spent much of the past several years trying to escape its reputation as a simple commodity currency. Interest-rate expectations, U.S. economic strength, domestic productivity concerns and global risk sentiment have frequently mattered more than the daily...
For much of the past two years, the AI trade felt almost mechanical. Buy the chipmakers. Buy the hyperscalers. Buy the data-centre suppliers. Buy anything with a credible connection to artificial intelligence and let the earnings upgrades do the heavy...
For decades, the gold stored at Fort Knox has been one of America's most symbolic financial assets. Yet despite holding a significant portion of the United States' official gold reserves, the depository has remained largely out of public view. Renewed...
The altcoin market entered 2026 with a familiar promise: once Bitcoin cooled, capital would rotate into higher-beta tokens and trigger another broad “alt season.” But this cycle is proving less generous. Momentum alone is no longer enough to carry weaker...
Oil markets are moving into a different phase. After weeks of pricing in geopolitical danger around Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf export routes, traders are now stripping that fear premium back out of crude. Brent has slipped toward...
Financial markets have spent much of the past two years worrying about inflation, interest rates, and slowing economic growth. Yet another risk is quietly building beneath the surface: energy security. The United States Strategic Petroleum Reserve has fallen to its...
Energy security is no longer a background issue for traders, governments, or corporate boards. It has returned to the center of market strategy because investors are once again being reminded that energy is not just a commodity story. It is...
Copper is back in the market spotlight, and this time the story is bigger than another commodity rally. After years of being treated as a China-growth proxy, copper is again being priced as the wiring behind the global energy transition....
June begins with a different tone across global markets. The AI trade is still alive, earnings momentum remains strong, and technology continues to dominate the growth story, but traders are no longer treating every dip as an automatic buying opportunity....
