# Why a soft economy doesn't mean a soft market Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-living-market-podcast-5452426/why-a-soft-economy-doesn-t-mean-a-soft-market Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-living-market-podcast-5452426/why-a-soft-economy-doesn-t-mean-a-soft-market.md Podcast: [The Living Market Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-living-market-podcast-5452426) Published: 2026-05-01T14:29:04+00:00 Episode link: https://thelivingmarket.podbean.com/e/why-a-soft-economy-doesnt-mean-a-soft-market/ Audio file: https://growx.podkite.com/https/PKgih3hzno/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zbfecfq3p6s7prid/Living_Market_EP204_ENGahpgf.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-living-market-podcast-5452426/episodes/why-a-soft-economy-doesn-t-mean-a-soft-market Duration seconds: 385 ## Resource The Canadian economy is slowing, but that's not the whole story. Philip Petursson, Chief Investment Strategist at IG Wealth Management, explains why a cautious view on the domestic economy doesn't have to mean a cautious view on Canadian equities. He explores how the Toronto Stock Exchange is more connected to global commodity prices and international business activity than to what's happening at home, and why that distinction matters more than ever right now. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-living-market-podcast-5452426/episodes/why-a-soft-economy-doesn-t-mean-a-soft-market/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-living-market-podcast-5452426/why-a-soft-economy-doesn-t-mean-a-soft-market.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.