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Rate cuts coming to Canada too, but more will be needed

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Danielle Park

On this first day of August 2019, a day after the US Federal Reserve blinked and launched into its first rate-cutting cycle in a decade and abandoned plans to run down its QE-bloated balance sheet (via QT), it will not … Continue reading →

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Permanent and cyclical shifts undermining oil demand

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Danielle Park

Most of the plastics presently in use are made from crude and are not recyclable and non-biodegradeable.  Most people are just realizing this now. As word spreads, banning plastic straws and bags are barely a beginning.  Much broader bans and … Continue reading →

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Improbable, high-risk return assumptions increase odds of financial hardship

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Danielle Park

The average US public pension plan (similar in Canada) is assuming it will net an average 7.4% annually going forward. Even on that rosy presumption, the average pension today has a 27% capital shortfall and 73% of the assets needed … Continue reading →

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