How Canadians can interpret COVID-19's volatile effect on the stock market

CBC Radio | Posted: April 24, 2020 2:30 PM | Last Updated: April 24, 2020

Is it too soon to invest hope in the latest round of market gains?

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Audio | Cost of Living : How Canadians can interpret COVID-19's volatile effect on the stock market

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The COVID-19 pandemic has sent stock markets on a roller-coaster ride since March.

Investors are seeing steep, historic drops — followed by multi-day rallies. They're not the only ones feeling the whiplash.

CBC Radio's business and economics show, Cost of Living, is in a new time slot on CBC Radio One due to the coronavirus pandemic. Catch it Fridays at 1:30 p.m. (2 p.m. NT), Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. or online anytime at CBC Listen.

So Cost of Living host Paul Haavardsrud asks just how should we interpret the latest round of gains on the stock markets?

Click "listen" at the top of the page to hear this segment, or download the Cost of Living podcast.

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