Making sense of the markets this week: August 27, 2023.

RBC continues to be best in class Canadian banking earnings highlights RBC (RY/TSX): Earnings per share of $2.84 (versus $2.71 predicted) and a revenue beat at $14.49 billion (versus $13.06 billion predicted). Keywords: Banking; Columns; Debt; ETFs; FHSA; Financial Planning; GICs; Index Funds; Investing; Learn; Mutual Funds; RDSPs; RESPs; Retirement; RRSPs; Save; Shopping; Spend; Stocks; TFSAs; active investing; Canadian stocks; dividend stocks; Dividends; economy; etf; Inflation; Invest; investing strategy; Investment strategy; investments; Making sense of the markets; oil; Passive investing; Recession; stock market; stock markets; stock picking; stock valuations; U.S. markets; U.S. Stocks EN Banking Columns Debt ETFs FHSA Financial Planning GICs Index Funds Investing Learn Mutual Funds RDSPs RESPs Retirement RRSPs Save Shopping Spend Stocks TFSAs active investing Canadian stocks dividend stocks Dividends economy etf Inflation Invest investing strategy Investment strategy investments Making sense of the markets oil Passive investing Recession stock market stock markets stock picking stock valuations U.S. markets U.S. Stocks Nvidia earnings shock markets, RBC cruises along while TD hits some turbulence, U.S. retail skews towards consumer staples, and market timing doesn't pay. U.S. retail earnings highlights Lowe's (LOW/NYSE): Earnings per share came in at $4.56 (versus $4.49 predicted), and revenues were a slight miss at $24.96 billion versus $24.99 billion predicted. [Extracted from the article]