Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Powell’s recent Jackson Hole Summit speech was mainly as expected. Well, except for the part where Powell obfuscated the truth behind the surge in inflation. More telling was the...

Does Real Estate only ever go up or does the buying power of a dollar go down? We look at what inflation throughout Canadas history and how to beat it Real estate as an input output...

“So Far, So Good” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)… In our July 27, 2023 weekly note and podcast|videocast we talked about a 3-5% pullback in the month of August. We also said...

With an increase in Foreign Student Visas growing exponentially over the last 2 years to 850K there is no where for these Students to stay. Unlike Foreign Students in most States in the US the...

US equity futures are indicating a broadly flat open as of 05:00 ET. This follows a mixed Asian session, while European equity markets are higher in early trading. A couple of Central Bank speeches to...

Ron analyses the immediate future of Rates and their effect on House prices. Will the Recession show up? When will that be? What drives rates and in turn the effect on house prices? This...

Ron & Natalie discuss the Doom & Gloom around the Canadian Housing Crisis: Sky High Mortgage Rates, Too Few House Listings.Will some people be forced to sell? Insane Student Housing Problems...

US equity futures are indicating a broadly flat open as of 05:00 ET. This follows broad strength in Asia, while European equity markets are firmer. Bond markets are rallying with the Treasury...

The BRICS nations are coming of age.At its annual summit in Johannesburg last week, the bloc of five emerging countries—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—announced plans to...

The Federal Liberal Government Cabinet met in PEI last week in a Summer Retreat.Faced with the worst Housing Crisis since WW2 and with the Government falling in the Polls what was there big Housing...

After three straight weekly declines, the Global Market Index (GMI) rebounded for the trading week through Friday, Aug. 25. This unmanaged benchmark holds all the major asset classes (except cash) in...

US futures are pointing to a slightly higher open as both Nasdaq and the S&P 500 broke three-straight weekly declines. European equity markets have opened positive, following upbeat Asian markets....

Powell's recent statements raised the chance of a September rate hike to 20%, with November at over 50%. Bond market faces uncertainty due to the Fed's ambiguity-based policy and bond vigilantes'...

The Fed's Jackson Hole speech was largely uneventful last week Tech sector could face headwinds, and gold and silver could rally Meanwhile, the Chinese economy is starting to show signs of...