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Weekly Update for the week ending April 7, 2023

Items that may only interest or educate me …. Canadian economic stats, oil production cutbacks, American jobs cooling, but first …. Last Thursday, Statistics Canada reported the Canadian economy remains strong, adding 34,700 jobs in March, higher than the 12,000 jobs analysts predicted. Employment has been trending upward since September, with March being the seventh […]

Weekly Update for the week ending March 17, 2023

Items that may only interest or educate me …. Breaking banks, Deposit insurance, US economic news, European interest rate hike, dividends are a good thing … The US Federal Reserve (Fed) raised interest rates at the fastest pace in years. Last week the financial system cracked with the sudden and unexpected failures of the Silicon […]

Weekly Update for the week ending March 3, 2023

Items that may only interest or educate me …. Canadian interest rate pause, global central banks, impact of US rate increases, Canadian GDP stalls, share buybacks, … Analysts believe the BoC will hold Canada’s benchmark interest rate at 4.5% for the remainder of the year. Economic data has shown Canadian inflation has been heading downward […]