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Read more in <em><a href=\"http:\/\/wdsinvest.com\/fr\/wds-resources\/investment-perspectives\/investment-perspectives-volume-14-no-2-december-2018\/\">Perspectives d'investissement<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\"><tbody><tr><td>MARKETS<\/td><td>YR-END \u00a0 31-Dec-18<\/td><td>YR-END \u00a0 29-Dec-17<\/td><td>CHANGE LAST YEAR<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>S&amp;P\/TSX Composite<\/td><td>14,323<\/td><td>16,209<\/td><td>-11.6%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>S&amp;P 500<\/td><td>2,507<\/td><td>2,674<\/td><td>-6.2%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>GoC 10-Year<\/td><td>1.96%<\/td><td>2.04%<\/td><td>-8ps<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>US Gov 10-Year<\/td><td>2.69%<\/td><td>2.40%<\/td><td>29bps<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CAD$ \/ US$<\/td><td>0.733<\/td><td>0.795<\/td><td>-7.8%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>WTIC Oil<\/td><td>$45.41<\/td><td>$60.42<\/td><td>-24.8%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gold<\/td><td>$1,281.34<\/td><td>$1,303.46<\/td><td>-1.7%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Returns are based on price change only, and exclude dividends.&nbsp; Foreign indices are in USD.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: National Bank Financial, <em>QUANT Monitor<\/em> as of Dec 31, 2018<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a tough year, with two corrections causing both Canadian and U.S. markets to experience negative returns in 2018.\u00a0The Canadian dollar erased much of its progress against the greenback despite rising interest rates in Canada. 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