Canadian economy back to pre-pandemic levels in November: StatsCan
02/01/2022 12:54 PMCanada’s real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 0.6% in November 2021, Statistics Canada announced February 1, lifting GDP 0.2% higher than it was in February 2020 – before the pandemic took its toll on the economy. This was the sixth consecutive monthly...
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Fauci Knew About Likely Lab-Leak From Secret Teleconference, Pushed Alternate Narrative Instead
02/01/2022 12:24 PMDr. Anthony Fauci was told in a secret teleconference that the coronavirus had very likely leaked from a laboratory in China, yet still pushed the alternate narrative that it had originated naturally, new evidence allegedly shows. Redacted emails that were recently...
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Trading Desk Notes for January 29, 2022
01/31/2022 1:32 PMReassessing The Fed = Market Mayhem On January 15, the lede for my TD Notes was: “Peak Fed Hawkish – Or Minsky Moment?” Since then, particularly since Wednesday’s Fed meeting, price action would tell you that we’ve had a “Minsky Moment” – that the Fed is a LONG way...
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Quote of the Week, Shocking Stat & Goofy Award
01/30/2022 1:54 PMQuote of the Week Common Sense 101 - no matter what the policy there are always consequences - whether politicians acknowledge them or not. Shocking Stat To borrow from Orwell - in Canada everyone is created equal but when it comes to money and jobs during the...
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Mike’s Comment – Jan 29th
01/30/2022 1:44 PMThe reaction to the Truckers' Convoy by the establishment is both predictable and disappointing - more important it's a missed opportunity to help heal growing divisions in the...
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January 29th Episode
01/29/2022 8:24 AMMike's take on why the Truckers' Convoy was inevitable. And do rising interest rates mean rising real estate prices? Not according to Vision Capital's Jeff Olin who shares his unique take, and he's got history in his corner. And for the 1st time a "phrase" wins the...
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Coming Up on Tomorrow’s Show
01/28/2022 3:56 PMVision Capital portfolio manager Jeff Olin explains what really drives the investment real estate market and his 13 consecutive years of profits, and surprise - it's not interest rates! Mike has some advice for the trucker freedom convoy, Victor says he's never seen...
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Wait, are NFTs the new Beanie Babies?
01/28/2022 2:56 PMIn early 2021 Amber Vittoria, a New York-based graphic designer and digital artist, first heard about nonfungible tokens (NFTs), or digital art tokenized on blockchain networks. She was smitten and by February she and her husband spent $33,331, the money they’d been...
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Corruption in Canada worst in a decade, finds international watchdog
01/28/2022 1:06 PMCanada has, once again, slipped down an international ranking for corruption, standing at 13th in the world and well back of world leaders, such as Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore. Since 2015, the year Liberal leader Justin Trudeau became Prime Minister, Canada has...
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More than half of Canadians rate economy as “bad” or “very bad”
01/27/2022 12:57 PMWe often hear people say that polls are “a snapshot in time.” While the comment is offered by political organizers who are dissatisfied with the popularity of their policy or candidate, the dictum is accurate – the moment in which people are asked a question can play...
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