Items that may only interest or educate me …. Canadian interest rate moves higher, Fed inline for a ‘soft landing,’ looking forward, big tech downsizing…. This past week, as widely anticipated, the Bank of Canada (BoC) raised the Canadian interest rate by 0.25%, bringing the benchmark rate to 4.5%. The BoC also said they are […]
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Weekly Update for the week ending January 13, 2023
Items that may only interest or educate me …. TINA meet TARA, Latest US CPI numbers, a golden triangle has appeared… A new acronym makes its way into the investing world, likely at the expense of another acronym. Following the financial crisis of 2008, central banks lowered the cost to borrow money (interest rates) to […]
Weekly Update for the week ending January 6, 2023
Items that may only interest or educate me …. TFSAs, green is the new black, the yo-yo market moves…. One of the best things about New Year’s is the opportunity for a fresh slate. In 2022, every sector in the S&P declined, except the Energy sector, as the S&P suffered its worst year since the […]
Weekly Update for the week ending December 16, 2022
Items that may only interest or educate me …. Santa rally, US CPI report, US interest change, EVs killing the AM radio stars … Will there be a Santa Claus rally in 2022? The stock markets typically get a boost in December’s holiday season thanks to upbeat retail/individual investors, many with year-end bonuses itching to […]
Weekly Update for the week ending December 2, 2022
Items that may only interest or educate me …. Welcome to December, TSX prospects for 2023, a fourth quarter comeback for the S&P, lower interest rate hikes, an inflation speed bump, Canadian banks’ earnings, and the next increase to the Canadian interest rate November is over and ended with a bang thanks to the optimism […]
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) […]