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Weekly Update for the week ending December 15, 2023

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The US Federal Reserve just gave the markets the gift they have been waiting for: potential cuts to the US interest rate next year! That was enough to get the bulls attention. Investors are cheering, confidence is surging, and it might just be the start of the Santa Claus Rally. Let us dive into what the Fed’s signal means for the portfolios and whether this means we are officially in for a holly jolly market ride.

Items that may only interest or educate me ….

Canadian Economic news, US Economic news, Federal Open Market Committee rate decision, Benchmark rates elsewhere, ….

Weekly Update for the week ending August 18, 2023

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Items that may only interest or educate me ….

Canadian Economic news, US Economic news, Debt and Interest rates…

It was a slow week for US economic reports, so I decided to explain the reports I will be covering on a regular basis going forward, and why I chose them. If you are interested, please check out Key Economic Data [link to Blog_Economic data] in the Commentary section.

The week ending August 19, 2022

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Spare change …. Canada’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for July was 7.6%, down from June’s 8.1%, but still well higher than the Bank of Canada’s target of 2%. As in the US last week, the fall in the price of gasoline was the main driver in the lower CPI. However, when volatile components, such […]