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Originally Posted by GioforPM
They talked about investors.
Show me that investing is otherwise down in the last 10 years. And try to consider more than PNG.
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Investing != stock market performance
Multiple articles and studies on underinvestment exist.
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And it’s still worth mentioning that the survey reports nominal Investment spending, where most of the growth in the past years was driven by higher prices. Indeed, at last count in Q3 2024, the average price of business investments was up 23% since 2019, while ‘real’ investment that excludes price impacts was down 2.3% from levels a year ago and 2.2% lower than levels in pre-pandemic 2019.
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https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/tr...ent-in-canada/
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You may be surprised to learn that the stock market has increased regardless of which party controls parliament, with the S&P/TSX Composite providing an annualized return of roughly 10% since 1977.1 Although there has been volatility over the years, the stock market has done well regardless of which party holds office. These long-term results should serve to give you confidence in the market regardless of election results.
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Do government policies impact my investment returns?
Although changes in government policies can affect investment returns, they’re much harder to predict than you might think, and the consequences of policy changes are usually not as expected. We think it’s better to follow time-tested investment principles and avoid letting politics influence your long-term strategy.
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How do politics impact the markets?
Politicians often make many promises that go unfulfilled. That’s partly due to governmental systems of checks and balances. However, we believe market forces are more powerful than political forces over the long term. What sounds promising during election campaigns often may not work in reality.
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Yet despite each these conclusions statements in the very study you linked stating that politics have little impact (on financial markets, not what you quoted), you still produced a very partisan conclusion.