Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Tax & Spend Is The Canadian Way? Why do we ALWAYS have to run a HUGE Budget Deficit in Canada, we aren’t the USA we aren’t a Reserve Currency, we aren’t the biggest Military...

We recently wrote Japan’s Lost Decades to appreciate better why Japan’s GDP is smaller than it was in 1995 and why it took 35 years for its stock market to set its recent record high.Many...

Stocks traded mostly sideways yesterday, even as rates and the dollar surged. However, the big news came yesterday when Jay Powell noted that it would take longer for the Fed to gain the confidence...

This is one of my favorites, and every few years I re-blog some portion of this article. The original, I wrote in 2010. The basic question is, what is the correct way to respond as an investor to...

We don't get political on the show, but when given the opportunity to interview the two main ministers in charge of housing in this country, you take it. Please, sit back, buckle up, and enjoy back to...

In this episode, we uncover how CIBC (TSX:CM)'s new $5 fee on e-gift card purchases as a "cash advance" charge sparked outrage among consumers, leading to a backtrack and customer refunds for...

US equity futures are indicating a broadly flat open as of 05:00 ET. This follows sharply lower markets in Asia, while European equity markets are broadly weaker. Middle East tensions continue to...

Economic “reflation” is becoming the next bullish narrative as equity valuation increases continue to outpace earnings gains, at least according to Gold Sachs and Tony...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and Bitcoin were top of mind at last week’s Paris Blockchain Week, where I had the privilege of presenting to an enthusiastic crowd. The blockchain and digital...

US equity futures are indicating a higher open as of 05:00 ET. This follows weaker markets in Asia, while European equity markets are mostly higher. Markets are dealing with the fallout from the...

In the wake of last week’s hotter-than-expected consumer inflation data for March, the implied forecast via Fed funds futures indicates that interest-rate cuts are unlikely in the months...

The retraction of global markets on Friday and this morning in Asia and Europe are rational risk-rebalancing moves, considering that the heartbreaking events in the Middle East present the potential...

To best prepare you for the spring market, and the changing market conditions in the real estate industry and the general Canadian economy, here is a list of the terms that you need to know if you...

30 Year Amortization Announcement: A Nothing Burger? Yeah, this is pretty much Nothing. It’s okay in theory but if it can only be used by a tiny number of Canadians then what’s the...