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Weekly Update for the week ending December 1, 2023

Items that may only interest or educate me ….

Canadian Economic news, US Economic news, Cyber weekend, Passing of an investing giant, ChatGPT turns 1….

Well, that was quite the November to remember, wasn’t it? It has only been a day but the investor optimism that propelled the markets higher in November seems to have carried over to December as the S&P 500 had its best day of the year to keep the November rally rolling into December. This optimism largely stems from analysts’ belief that the central banks are finished raising rates. Talk has turned from when will the banks stop raising rates to when will they start lowering rates.

Hopefully investor confidence will provide a strong tailwind leading into the annual Santa Claus rally. The rally typically lasts from mid December to early January. During this period, the markets have performed well 75% of the time. Let us hope Santa Claus arrives early and stays late. 😊

Weekly Update for the week ending November 24, 2023

Items that may only interest or educate me ….

Canadian Economic news, US Economic news, OpenAI’s Chaotic Leadership Change/Unchange ….

At the start of each week, I wonder if there will be any investing events that pique my interest enough to write about. The last two weeks have been thin on interesting events, at least to me. However, starting on November 17 it came out that OpenAI’s Chief Executive Officer was unexpectedly let go. And then rehired five days later. I thought this would be a short paragraph or two, but it took on a life of its own. But first …

Weekly Update for the week ending August 4, 2023

tems that may only interest or educate me ….

Canadian Economic news, US employment news, US credit rating surprise … topic n,

Over the last 30 years, August and September have been the worst two months for the markets, according to Bloomberg News. Will August be a reality check after the bullish June and July or more room for the bulls to run? Based on this past week, so far it seems to be a reality check. Let us hope this week was just a pothole on the upward path the markets have been on for the last few months.