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Calming inflationary fears is job number one

Crypto bounced alongside fossil fuel prices since the Iran war broke out on February 28 — though it’s still down 43% since October. Other global markets generally plunged along with metal prices (shown below, courtesy of The Daily Shot). US … Continue reading

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Bank of Canada admits it can’t ‘save’ bubbles

The Bank of Canada press conference yesterday finally admitted facts about Canada’s housing market: “The housing market is looking weaker, and weaker than we had incorporated into our January outlook. So, that’s something we will be looking at when we … Continue reading

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Debt burdens outweigh Bank of Canada cuts

With higher oil prices expected to impact inflation, financial markets shifted from anticipating rate cuts to considering the possibility of rate hikes in Canada. In response, longer-term bond yields rose for the first couple of weeks of March, pushing up … Continue reading

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