Interest rate hikes, the Ontario provincial election, and the stock market’s recent rebound have all been making headlines this week. In today’s episode, portfolio managers Chris McHaney and Matt Montemurro and your host, Mark Raes, round up the latest news and discuss expectations for inflation and further interest rate increases. They also look at provincial bonds, global infrastructure, and Canadian bank earnings.

Read the episode summary.

 

Mark Raes is the Head of Product at BMO Global Asset Management. He is joined on the podcast by Chris McHaney and Matt Montemurro, Portfolio Managers and ETF Specialists at BMO Global Asset Management. The episode was recorded live on June 1, 2022.

 

ETFs mentioned in the podcast:

BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (Ticker: ZSP)

BMO Short Provincial Bond Index ETF (Ticker: ZPS)

BMO Mid Provincial Bond Index ETF (Ticker: ZMP)

BMO Long Provincial Bond Index ETF (Ticker: ZPL)

BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF (Ticker: ZCS)

BMO High Quality Corporate Bond Index ETF (Ticker: ZQB)

BMO Corporate Discount Bond ETF (Ticker: ZCDB)

BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF (Ticker: ZGI)

BMO Brookfield Global Real Estate Tech Fund ETF Series (Ticker: TOWR)

BMO Equal Weight Banks Index ETF (Ticker: ZEB)

BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF (Ticker: ZWB)

 

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