Items that may only interest or educate me …. Increased TFSA contribution limit, probability of smaller interest rate increases in Canada and the USA, potential rail system gridlock (again) Let us start with some good news. The annual contribution limit for Canada’s tax-free savings account (TFSA) is set to rise from C$6,000 to C$6,500 for […]
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The week ending November 11, 2022
Items that may only interest or educate me …. … lest we forget, more Canadian rate hikes, American October CPI, US mid-term elections, semiconductors. Let’s begin … Thanks to surprisingly huge jobs gains in Canada in October (108,000 new jobs, more than ten times the number economists expected), analysts believe the Bank of Canada (BoC) […]
The week ending November 4, 2022
Items that may only interest or educate me …. This week: Canada’s Fall Economic Statement, latest US interest rate hike, UK interest rate hike, OPEC, world’s strongest dollar. Let’s begin. This week, Canada’s Fall Economic Statement showed Canadian finances have improved thanks to a windfall of revenue from the oil and gas energy and taxes […]
The week ending October 28, 2022
Items that may only interest me …. More interest rate hike news, a reversal of fortunes for the Energy and Technology sectors, the city of tomorrow, and lucky investing In Canada the Bank of Canada (BoC) hiked its benchmark interest for the sixth time this year, this time by 0. 5%, bringing the Canadian benchmark […]
The week ending October 14, 2022
Items that may only interest me …. For some analysts, semiconductor (chips) manufacturers are considered a proxy for economic growth. That is not good news as lately chipmakers have issued ominous warnings about the economy. Last week, AMD and Samsung both revealed that demand for their chips has plunged — a bad omen for the entire […]
The week ending October 7, 2022
Fractional shares…. With the start of a new quarter, comes an update of all three Portfolios as of September 30. Check out the latest holdings and gains for Portfolio 1, Portfolio 2, and Portfolio 3. After a terrible third quarter, investor sentiment is definitely bearish. However, with very low expectations its possible the fourth quarter […]