Monthly Archives: January 2021

Slow vaccination rates threaten recovery expectations

It’s been three weeks since people started getting vaccinated in North America.  BMO economists look at the numbers to date in Vaccinations: State of Play and point out that even for the countries that started early, like the US, and … Continue reading

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A new trading year brings a new test for the USD and overconfident markets

The most defining force in markets globally since March 2020 has been a falling US dollar, which has boosted the price of risk assets on the opposite end of the global markets teeter-totter. After closing below $92 in late November, … Continue reading

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Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

Breath is one of the most engaging books I have come across in some time.  Author James Nestor is a gifted writer that also has an excellent voice if you like audiobooks. Centuries of cultural and scientific studies link mouth … Continue reading

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