Coming Up On Tomorrow’s Show
01/07/2022 2:27 PMOur first episode of 2022 dives into the deep end of the markets with Dr. Michael Berry, our Fed insider, on the impact of rising interest rates, Victor Adair live from the trading desk plus Ozzie on a new proposed home tax. Mike's quote of the week hits the CBC where...
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Vancouver pushes new paper tax on retailers, coffee shops
01/07/2022 12:08 PMThe City of Vancouver sure can throw some curveballs at times. To paraphrase the late comedian Henny Youngman: Take the new paper cup and bag fees. . . please. In the throes of a pandemic, with public health orders confusing even the Mensa members and inflation...
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Bitcoin slumps to a three-month low as cryptocurrencies extend losses
01/07/2022 11:50 AMThe price of bitcoin fell below the $41,000 mark on Friday, reaching its lowest level since Sept. 29, according to data from Coin Metrics. Hawkish comments from the Federal Reserve this week triggered a sell-off in global stock markets which spilled over into...
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Flying Taxis Could Finally Make A Breakthrough In 2022
01/07/2022 11:08 AMFlying taxis could gain major attention in 2022, with even more aviation start-ups set to go public. While it is unlikely that we will see them in action before 2024, the infrastructure for and investment in this burgeoning tech could really ramp up this year. Major...
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Prediction Consensus: What the Experts See Coming in 2022
01/06/2022 12:57 PMEven at the best of times, it’s human nature to want to decode the future. During times of uncertainty though, we’re even more eager to predict what’s to come. To satisfy this demand, thousands of prognosticators share their views publicly as one year closes and...
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Xi’an Authorities Block All “Negative” Posts On Social Media As Lockdown Backlash Grows
01/06/2022 12:04 PMAs Beijing struggles with the worsening outbreak in Xi'an, the provincial capital of 13M that has been under lockdown for about 2 weeks now, authorities are finding it increasingly difficult to paper over the popular outcry. So, authorities in the northern Chinese...
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Could A Graphite Shortage Derail The $3 Trillion EV Boom?
01/06/2022 11:22 AMThe $3-trillion EV market needs batteries that are 20-30% graphite–a material the U.S. currently doesn’t produce at all. That makes graphite a matter of national security in the global energy race. Each EV battery requires not only lithium–a metal that investors are...
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Ray Dalio recommends ‘reasonable’ 1%–2% Bitcoin allocation
01/06/2022 10:34 AMHedge fund manager Ray Dalio remains bullish on Bitcoin (BTC) in 2022, listing three primary reasons why Bitcoin is “impressive.” In a recent interview with The Investors Podcast, he talked up gold and BTC as an inflation hedge. When prompted by interviewer William...
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Schachter’s Eye on Energy for January 5th
01/05/2022 12:22 PMEach 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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Facebook restores conservative book publisher’s account after ‘error’
01/05/2022 12:15 PMFacebook has restored access to an advertising account linked to the conservative children’s book publisher Heroes of Liberty — after the lockout sparked an outcry on social media. Heroes of Liberty, which has published biographies of figures such as Supreme Court...
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