Items that may only interest or educate me …. Canadian CPI, landings, Canadian deficit, a bunch of US data … The Canadian Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropped to 5.9% on a year over year basis but rose by 0.5% compared to December. Economists had anticipated 6.2% and 0.7%, respectively. The main driver of inflation was […]
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Weekly Update for the week ending February 3, 2023
Items that may only interest or educate me …. US interest rates, European interest rates, Huge job growth int the US, Slowing Canadian GDP, Big tech earnings’ misses … As expected, in a unanimous decision by members of the US Federal Reserve System’s (Fed) Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), they increased the US benchmark interest […]
Weekly Update for the week ending January 27, 2023
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 […]
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 16, 2022
Items that may only interest or educate me …. Santa rally, US CPI report, US interest change, EVs killing the AM radio stars … Will there be a Santa Claus rally in 2022? The stock markets typically get a boost in December’s holiday season thanks to upbeat retail/individual investors, many with year-end bonuses itching to […]
The Weekly Update for the week ending December 9, 2022
Items that may only interest or educate me …. Oil price caps, latest change to the Canadian interest rate, electric vehicles are not enough to offset the energy consumption of global population and economic growth, will there be a Nickel cartel, … This week marked the start of the Group of 7 (Canada, France, Germany, […]