Author Archives: Danielle Park

The hard math of election promises

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Danielle Park

2024 was about election promises. 2025 will be about the math of delivering. This segment looks at tariffs, taxes and spending cuts. With hedge fund manager Scott Bessent poised to be the next U.S. Treasury Secretary under the incoming Trump … Continue reading →

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About that: Why is the loonie so low?

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Danielle Park

The Canadian dollar is now at its lowest point since the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and analysts predict it could fall below 70 cents US in the coming months. Andrew Chang explains why the dollar’s value has fallen so … Continue reading →

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Bird’s eye view of price and risk

Posted on November 22, 2024 by Danielle Park

This week, we learned that the US index of leading economic indicators (Conference Board LEI) contracted to 99.5 in October—the 32nd consecutive month of contraction and the longest since at least 1957 (all shown below courtesy of The Daily Shot). … Continue reading →

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