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Weekly Update for the week ending October 13, 2023

Items that may only interest or educate me ….

Canadian Economic news, US Economic news, A new investing resource, AI at work …

Apparently, mid October is when the stock markets historically start to rally until the end of the year. After 18 months of rate hikes by the Canadian and US central banks, both economies have avoided a recession. In Canada, the growth in the labour market easily surpassed expectations for the last three months. It is a similar story in the US, only a stronger labour market and more robust economy. Inflation that refuses to go away is the speed bump preventing the markets from rallying. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Here’s a quick look at items that caught my attention this past week.