Market Overview

Canadians generally take pride that their banks have been able to weather the 2008 storm well and continue to exhibit solid performance . Recent financial results point to growing profits, increases...

It’s tough to sort the bad guys from the good guys... especially when there’s money involved.We all like to think we’re good at it. We meet somebody or watch an interview and...

Slowing manufacturing will weigh on German factory orders in today's update It may be time to trim expectations of slightly faster German GDP growth in Q1 Will Eurozone investor confidence continue to...

Note: In response to a standing request, here is updated comparison of four major secular bear markets. The numbers are through the Friday, March 4th close.This chart series features an overlay of the...

The last Housing Market Review covered data released in January, 2016. At the time, I warily looked at a nervous market and insisted that the steep decline in the iShares US Home Construction...

Market ReviewWe currently have moves ongoing in the following: Gold Japanese yen USD/NOK Copper GBP/CAD An additional move is developing in AUD/NZD. Below we will also comment on the Canadian dollar,...

It’ll be a while before Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) will fairly be described as no longer in a bear market. So far the low point was on February 11, at which point the Alerian Index was...

Risk sentiment ended last week on a strong note, and that should carry over into this week. The global liquidity backdrop remains positive for EM, with the ECB widely expected to add more stimulus on...

Lots of people like to go to swap meets and yard sales. Our neighborhood has yard sales all the time, and people get up early in the morning to rummage through old books, clothes, CDs, and gosh knows...

To read the entire report, please click on the PDF file below: Disclaimer: Nothing in this email should be construed as a personal recommendation to buy, hold or sell short any security. The Practical...

Note: We've updated this commentary to include the latest labor force data in today's employment report.Every week we post an update on new unemployment claims shortly after the BLS report is made...

Here are the lead paragraphs from the Employment Situation Summary released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics: Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 242,000 in February, and the...

The US dollar fell against all the major and most of the emerging market currencies last week. Risk appetites have been rekindled, and the yen has gone from the best performer in recent weeks to the...

Sometimes we all get stuck in a rut - and my rut has been the Federal Reserve's decision to raise the federal funds rate in December - and their continuing publicity to support why this action was...