consumer staples – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 22:24:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Consumer staples, health care expected to provide downside protection in medium term https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/public-equities/consumer-staples-health-care-expected-to-provide-downside-protection-in-medium-term/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/public-equities/consumer-staples-health-care-expected-to-provide-downside-protection-in-medium-term/#respond Wed, 20 May 2020 04:22:26 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/consumer-staples-health-care-expected-to-provide-downside-protection-in-medium-term/ Health care and consumers staples are sectors that typically perform well, even in moments of market stress. But during the coronavirus crisis, these sectors have provided slightly less downside protection, says Ramiz Chelat, global equities portfolio manager at Vontobel Asset Management. On the consumer staples front, the coronavirus shutdown is impacting consumption outside of the […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/public-equities/consumer-staples-health-care-expected-to-provide-downside-protection-in-medium-term/feed/ 0 North American stock markets set record highs after China cuts tariffs in half https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/north-american-stock-markets-set-record-highs-after-china-cuts-tariffs-in-half/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/north-american-stock-markets-set-record-highs-after-china-cuts-tariffs-in-half/#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2020 03:20:10 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/north-american-stock-markets-set-record-highs-after-china-cuts-tariffs-in-half/ North American stock markets marched to record highs Thursday on dissipating virus risks and China saying it would cut tariffs on U.S. imports in half. After two risk-on days, investors have sunk more money into defensive sectors such as telecommunications, consumer staples, real estate investment trusts, gold and utilities in both Canada and the U.S. […]

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