All six of Canada’s biggest banks reported their results for the three months ending Oct. 31 this week, their earnings helping to provide insights into how the economy is performing. Photo by Nathan Denette/The Canadian Pres/Postmedia files

Toronto-Dominion Bank , Bank of Montreal and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce comfortably beat analysts’ fourth-quarter earnings expectations on Thursday despite the economic uncertainty.

Their profits were largely driven by business segments such as capital markets, which help large companies raise funds and deal with activities such as trading, as well as wealth management, which is a financial service for people with significant assets.

“While economic uncertainty has impacted business and consumer confidence, Canada’s economy and e

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