Quote of the Week, Shocking Stat & Goofy Award
01/16/2022 12:15 PMQuote of the Week One of Canada's top economists shares his approach for reducing risk and getting the issues right. Shocking Stat of the Week Covid stats right out of the Centre for Disease Control on who's really at risk. Hint: most will be surprised. Goofy Award...
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Mike’s Comment – Jan 15th
01/16/2022 12:03 PMLike Tears for Fears says, "everybody want to rule the world" - or in this case "re-imagine" the economy or capitalism. Only problem is they can't even get the basics...
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January 15th Episode
01/15/2022 8:23 AMWe're all feeling the pinch as prices soar on everything from groceries, to gas, to bigger ticket items like cars and real estate. Mike taps our favourite conservative investor, Houston-based Lance Roberts, for some thoughts on how investors can turn these...
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Schachter’s Eye on Energy for January 14th
01/14/2022 11:24 AMEach week Josef Schachter gives you his insights into global events, price forecasts and the fundamentals of the energy sector. Josef offers a twice monthly Black Gold newsletter covering the general energy market and 30 energy, energy service and pipeline &...
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Goldman Sachs Calls 10-Year Commodity Supercycle
01/14/2022 11:06 AMWhile the markets digest the inflation numbers on Wednesday, all eyes will be focussed on the Federal Reserve's reaction to the inflation data. Many economists expected the 7% gain in the Consumer Price Index, marking a 39-year high. Many markets, including stocks and...
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Average Vancouver rent still highest in Canada; Victoria in third place
01/14/2022 10:59 AMThe average rent for both one- and two-bedroom apartments in Vancouver remains the highest in Canada, according to Zumper (formerly PadMapper). One-bedroom apartments went for $2,130 in B.C.’s largest city in January, with Toronto coming in a distant second at $1,850....
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Crypto-backed mortgages still raise red flags, says B.C. regulator
01/14/2022 10:53 AMB.C.’s mortgage regulator continues to sound warnings about anyone considering purchasing a home with cryptocurrency. The BC Financial Services Authority says there is nothing prohibiting buyers from using such unregulated digital currencies, however there are limited...
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Another ‘Not Normal’ Year
01/13/2022 1:27 PM“The most immediate disturbing factor is that we have a Double Directional Change in 2022. This, combined with the Panic Cycle in politics, simply implies it is NOT going to be a nice normal year.” ~ Martin Armstrong Isn’t that cheerful? No, but neither are the...
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Natural gas surges 13% as cold snap ahead is expected to boost demand
01/12/2022 11:38 AMU.S. natural gas futures surged more than 13% on Wednesday as temperatures drop and forecasts call for more winter weather ahead. The contract for February delivery advanced 13.3% to $4.818 per million British thermal units, the highest level since November. “The...
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B.C. tops all provinces during record year for IPOs: report
01/12/2022 11:11 AMInitial public offerings from Copperleaf Technologies Inc. (TSX:CPLF), Thinkific Labs Inc. (TSX:THNC) and Telus International (Cda) Inc. (TSX:TIXT) helped make B.C. the go-to centre for IPOs in Canada last year. The West Coast was home base for 90 out of the 171 IPOs...
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