Greater Vancouver home prices up 3.6 per cent in March, from February
04/05/2022 11:55 AMGreater Vancouver home prices continued to soar in March, according to Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) data released today. The region's benchmark home price rose to $1,360,500 in March, up 20.7 per cent from March 2021, and 3.6 per cent from February,...
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Trading Desk Notes For April 2, 2022
04/04/2022 10:13 AMThe Fed is finally ready to roll After much hesitation, the Fed is signalling that it will raise interest rates aggressively over the next several months. Here’s what the market expects from the Fed (h/t to The Macrotourist): The Chicago Mercantile Exchange futures...
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Quote of the Week, Shocking Stat & Goofy Award
04/03/2022 12:15 PMQuote of the Week One of Canada's most respected economist's road map to balancing the budget without tax increases. The only problem is that politicians love taxes. Shocking Stat No wonder politicians and their climate allies don't want to talk about the resources...
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Mike’s Comment
04/03/2022 12:07 PMLack of accountability of the political class guarantees more bad decisions of the magnitude that produced a 40 year high in inflation, record energy prices and the most dangerous geopolitical situation in a...
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April 2nd Episode
04/02/2022 7:23 AMThe first realistic discussion on healthcare in 2 years. Paul Beatty's GT Global was up 6% in March alone and says the opportunities due to the Russian sanctions promise more to come. Ozzie on the change in the mortgage market and a stat that will shock you on...
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Russia is on pace to rake in $321 billion from energy exports this year as trade partners continue buying its oil and gas
04/01/2022 11:58 AMRussia is on track to make $321 billion from energy exports in 2022 if trading partners keep buying its oil and gas, according to a Bloomberg analysis Friday. An energy embargo by the EU, the UK, and the US could cost Russia as much as $300 billion in export receipts....
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B.C. strata turns off power on electric vehicle owner
03/30/2022 11:40 AMA Vancouver strata owner who charged his electric vehicle (EV) using a parking stall outlet won’t be allowed to do that anymore. That’s the decision from B.C.’s Civil Resolution Tribunal, which said March 24 that Ian Wong saw power turned off to the outlet by his...
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B.C. Human Rights Commissioner calls on Dr. Henry to restore mask mandate
03/29/2022 12:07 PMB.C.’s human rights commissioner has written Dr. Bonnie Henry, suggesting it was too soon to lift the province’s mask mandate. “Lifting the mask mandate will do disproportionate harm to those who are already marginalized, forcing many to withdraw from activities of...
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Big Fat Idea – Metals & Mining Markets
03/28/2022 1:11 PMMark Brown, president of private equity firm Pacific Opportunities Capital, and Chairman of Alianza Minerals and Avrupa Minerals, joins Mike to talk about spiraling metals prices, production and reserve challenges, and identifying good potential companies in the...
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Trading Desk Notes For March 26, 2022
03/28/2022 1:07 PMInterest rates are surging higher American interest rates hit All-Time Lows in August 2020. Short rates stayed close to zero for the next fifteen months while mid-term and especially long-term bond yields rose (prices fell.) In October 2021, forward markets for...
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