Low Interest Rates Help Kick-Start Economy Many foreign governments have pointed to the Canadian economy as a well-run machine that avoided the economic turmoil that plunged the U.S., the eurozone, and much of the Western world into a recession in late 2007. Canada still slipped into a recession in 2009, but not for very long. […]
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Feb
Feb
Oil’s Slick Descent Oil prices have been under serious pressure since last summer. Between June 2014 and the end of October, oil prices fell roughly 23% to $80.00 per barrel on the heels of increased supply and a weakening global economy. Oil prices faced even further pressure in November, when the Organization of the Petroleum […]
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Jan
In Europe, Switzerland is an Island Switzerland’s central bank surprised the global markets on January 15, when it abandoned the cap on its currency’s value against the euro. Back in 2011, the Swiss central bank pegged its currency at 1.20 Swiss francs per euro. Why? Because Switzerland has long been considered an economic safe haven, […]
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Jan
When it comes to personal finance and creating wealth, there is no better long-term investing strategy than the stock market. For example, between March 2009, when the markets bottomed, and the end of 2014, the NASDAQ increased 275%, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) 160%, and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) 95%. Not surprisingly, the […]
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U.S. Markets Not as Strong as They Seem Despite the fact that the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average are trading near record highs and investors are enjoying a bull run that is now in its sixth year, the fact of the matter is that the stock market is not as strong as it […]
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Over the last three years, Russia’s central bank has been buying gold at a breakneck pace. But it has significantly ramped up its buying since the beginning of 2014. With gold currently trading at its lowest levels since April 2010, many are wondering if Russia’s rapid accumulation of gold will impact short- and long-term prices. […]
If you read the news after the Republicans took control of Congress in the recent U.S. mid-term elections, you’d be forgiven for thinking the markets are anything but volatile. After all, the S&P 500 and DOW are at record levels and optimism is running rampant on Wall Street. Even the U.S. press outlets are high-fiving […]
Most investors are more than aware of the old investing adage, “buy low, sell high.” Unfortunately, this simplified view of stocks only works when the markets are going up. The fact of the matter is that there are a number of different investing strategies you can use that will help you profit when the broader […]
The experts at Learn-To-Trade.com Inc. observe that Wall Street and Bay Street have been in the midst of one of the longest bull markets in history since bottoming in early March 2009. Over the last five-plus years, the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) soared roughly 110% after hitting a new intra-day high of 15,685.13 on September […]
The American and Canadian stock markets and major indices continue to trade near record territory. Data out of both countries suggest that economic growth is gaining traction. But the same can’t be said for the rest of the world. The Eurozone is on the brink of slipping into a recession after a closely watched economic […]
