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A Diminishing Reach
There is a stark difference in the financial world today than a few year’s prior. Unsettling news in foreign counties does not seem to have the same effect as it once did.
Entries by Border Gold Corp.
A Dollar Tug of War
A rift if being created as no consideration is yet to be given from the western world. A dollar tug of war is creating a global imbalance.
A Bumpy Road Forward
“The experience of the market place of this past week will be indicative of this entire year; I think we are going to be in a world of much greater volatility. That doesn’t mean we end up in a bad place. . . but there will be quite a bit of disruption”
-Blackrock CEO Larry Fink speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
Pricing the Taper
The monetary efforts employed by the US Fed were experimental policies that have previously never been experienced. It’s very difficult to price something into the markets that we have never seen before.
Premium for Excellence
To suggest that the Canadian Federal Government is pushing a weak dollar policy must then imply that in years past they too were opting for a stronger Canadian dollar. At the least the price of the Canadian dollar would suggest that, but unfortunately its nonsense.
The Biggest Question for 2014
The biggest question for 2014 is not whether the US stock market will be able to perform a repeat of the exuberant gains achieved in 2013. It does, however, relate to whether stocks will be able to repeat their exuberant gains.
The Inevitable Taper Part II
It might have gone against the conventional wisdom to see the markets trade higher on the basis that the US Federal Reserve will begin, come January, to be less accommodative to the US economy.
Looking at the Loonie
It’s hard to avoid the topic of the beleaguered Canadian dollar given the swift move down we have seen against its US counterpart over the last six weeks.
Why it’s Okay to still be Bullish on Gold: The Difference between Short and Long term
Given the fact that commodities became the easiest pick for investors over the latest decade, we really shouldn’t be that perplexed with the idea of how quickly it has now been shunned by the masses
Why the Taper Will Come
It is not the Fed’s goal is to be less accommodative by tapering, but change the medium in which policy is delivered.