Author Archives: Danielle Park

Good outcome from pandemic shock: buybacks have slowed dramatically

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Danielle Park

Corporations buying back their own shares was the largest source of equity demand manufactured in the 2009 to 2019 expansion cycle. Borrowing funds to do so was the go-to genius financial gimmick to boost prices and earnings per share. It … Continue reading →

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60 Minutes Australia: COVID-19 whistleblowers silenced by China

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Danielle Park

Travelling in Spain over Christmas, I came down with terrible flu: head and body aches, fever, violent dry cough, exhaustion. I was on the couch for a few days and coughing for a couple of weeks.  I did not pass … Continue reading →

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Beware bullish bounce back enthusiasts

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Danielle Park

Today as the Bank of Canada follows other G7 nations in slashing its policy rate to the .25% low of the 2008 financial crisis, it also expanded its bond-buying programs to include the recently frozen commercial paper market.  Borrowing costs … Continue reading →

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