“Please keep your hands, arms and legs inside the vehicle at all times.” You can read Part I of our Coronavirus coverage here You can read Part II of our Coronavirus coverage here You can read Part III of our Coronavirus coverage here Before we begin, we recognize that we are in the midst of… Read More
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You can read Part I of our Coronavirus coverage here You can read Part II of our Coronavirus coverage here What Happened Today? The Toronto Stock Exchange Composite Index (TSX), Canada’s main stock index fell on Monday by the most since the 2008 global financial crisis and the loonie hit a near-three-year low caused… Read More
Election Results Justin Trudeau’s Liberals survived a difficult election year to emerge with a minority government after Monday’s vote. The Liberals won 157 seats (a loss of 27 seats), beating the 121 seats (a gain of 22 seats) for Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives. Jagmeet Singh’s New Democratic Party won 24 seats, the Bloc Québécois won 32… Read More
“The genius of impeachment lay in the fact that it could punish the (wo)man without punishing the office” – Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. How Have Markets Reacted to Previous Impeachment Processes? With news this week that the U.S. House of Representatives will open impeachment investigations on President Trump, you may be wondering how, if at… Read More
The yield curve inverted, and the DOW dropped 800 points. Now what? Yesterday, the DOW dropped 800 points, the single largest drop of 2019. This was largely due to news that the yield curve had – briefly – inverted. It is important to note that yesterday’s yield curve inversion was only temporary, as the 10-year… Read More
“We really can’t forecast all that well, and yet we pretend that we can, but we really can’t” – Alan Greenspan 2019 Mid-Year Outlook During this time of year, most investment firms release a mid-year or 3rd quarter market outlook. As usual, some indicators are supportive of a rising market, while others are not. We’ve culled… Read More