Daily Archives: March 9, 2012

With the extreme swings we have lived through over the past couple of years it can be difficult to get a cogent view. Sort of like holding a printed page at the end of your nose–you can see writing but … Continue reading →

We need speculators in these markets, it is the excessive speculation that we get concerned about, says Bart Chilton, Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), who discusses the rules that have not been put in place yet to limit the amount … Continue reading →

Here is a stat to ponder: the Canadian housing market has appreciated 44% since 2006, while the US housing market has declined 32% on average over the same time period. For those who think this means Canada has decoupled or … Continue reading →