Items that may only interest or educate me …. Canadian interest rate moves higher, Fed inline for a ‘soft landing,’ looking forward, big tech downsizing…. This past week, as widely anticipated, the Bank of Canada (BoC) raised the Canadian interest rate by 0.25%, bringing the benchmark rate to 4.5%. The BoC also said they are […]
Category Archives: Updates
Weekly Update for the week ending January 20, 2023
Items that may only interest or educate me …. AI coming to a cloud near you, Canadian interest rates, US interest rate data, globalization meets friendshoring … Microsoft (NASD:MSFT) is considering adding more cash to its US$ 1 billion investment in start-up OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT. Microsoft is already previewing ChatGPT under the name […]
Weekly Update for the week ending January 13, 2023
Items that may only interest or educate me …. TINA meet TARA, Latest US CPI numbers, a golden triangle has appeared… A new acronym makes its way into the investing world, likely at the expense of another acronym. Following the financial crisis of 2008, central banks lowered the cost to borrow money (interest rates) to […]
Weekly Update for the week ending January 6, 2023
Items that may only interest or educate me …. TFSAs, green is the new black, the yo-yo market moves…. One of the best things about New Year’s is the opportunity for a fresh slate. In 2022, every sector in the S&P declined, except the Energy sector, as the S&P suffered its worst year since the […]
Weekly Update for the week ending December 30, 2022
Items that may only interest or educate me …. No Santa rally, January effect … First, lets start off by saying good riddance to 2022 and a big welcome to 2023! So much for a Santa Claus rally to end 2022 on a positive note. Rather than the hoped for year end rally, the Grinch […]
Weekly Update for the week ending December 23, 2022
Items that may only interest or educate me …. Canadian data, Strength of the US dollar, Growth of EV production, but first…. While investing did not bring the joy it did the past two Christmases, may Santa provide you one or two stock tips that become huge winners. It was a busy week of reports […]