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Weekly Update for the week ending November 15, 2024

Posted on November 16, 2024 - 3:40 pm by 1investor

This week, we resume our ‘Tips for Those New to Investing’ series and take a look at how rising interest rates can shake up your stock portfolio. What Rising Interest Rates Mean for Your Portfolio Interest rates might seem like background noise, but they can have a big impact on your investments. When central banks, […]

Weekly Update for the week ending February 9, 2024

Posted on February 11, 2024 - 8:51 am by 1investor

This past week, with a lull in economic news, corporate earnings captured the spotlight – and they certainly delivered. Fueling investor optimism further were the revised US Consumer Price Index numbers for December, indicating lower inflation than initially reported. This shift has led investors to speculate about the potential for the Federal Reserve to lower […]

Weekly Update for the week ending August 11, 2023

Posted on August 12, 2023 - 8:02 pm by 1investor

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Canadian Economic news, US Economic news, World’s second largest economy stumbles, Robotaxis move among us, …

While my initial intention was to primarily focus on the Canadian and American economies, it’s important to recognize that the global economic landscape is interconnected. Recent turbulence in the world’s second-largest economy, China, has the potential to reverberate and impact both Canada and the US. When China, a major economic player, faces challenges, it can trigger a cascade of effects that extend beyond its borders.

Weekly Update for the week ending August 4, 2023

Posted on August 6, 2023 - 11:25 pm by 1investor

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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.