Items that may only interest or educate me …. Canadian CPI and sales stats, US interest rate hike, Global central bank hikes, Credit Suisse, Global banking issues, Another online investing app … Statistics Canada’s February Consumer Price Index report showed Canada’s annual inflation rate fell to 5.2% in February, down from January’s 5.9%. February’s rate […]
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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 10, 2023
Items that may only interest or educate me …. Canadian interest rate pauses, Canadian trade surplus, Canadian economy grows, US interest rate concerns, US jobs, US bank fails … January’s inflation rate was 5.9%, down from December’s 6.3%, and the economy was flat during the fourth quarter (October 1 through December 31). Given this environment, […]
The week ending November 18, 2022
Items that may educate or interest only me …. Thanks to higher interest rates and slowing revenues, many companies are starting to feel the pinch of inflation. Higher interest rates are causing consumers to cutback, and even target what they purchase. According to Howard Marks, of Oaktree Capital, the combination of inflation and higher interest […]