Loading ...Wow, it’s been 1.5 years since I updated this blog and the issues that we were facing then are pretty much the same as they are today i.e. I’m still worried about all the money printing that the governments are doing. Money printing as noted through the various blogs stimulates the economy…unfortunately there is a […]
This blog is in response to a reader query about the basics of trading currencies.
All my experience in trading currency has been through the corporation that I work for. The corporation I work for books millions of dollars of currency transactions a day through spot transactions (normal settlement) and forwards (future settlement). As an individual […]
Economics Recap:
The US manufacturing index for April was 48.6 same as the previous month. Readings less than 50 means the sector is shrinking, while readings greater than 50 mean the sector is expanding. This is the 3rd reading in a row where the manufacturing sector has shrunk. As mentioned many times before, this isn’t at […]
Interest Rates:
Bank of Canada did as expected and cut interest rates by 0.50% Analysts are still expecting at least another 25 point cut at the next meeting.
Commodities:
Crude oil was up again setting another record high at $119 a barrel. China reported that Angola overtook Saudi Arabia as the top supplier of oil in the […]
Recap:
Dow was up 1, TSX up 16. Merrill Lynch wrote down another $6.5 billion and posted its 3rd straight loss, 3000 jobs to be cut. On a positive note, Google’s profit rose 30%.
Economics:
Canada’s inflation for March was up 0.4% on a m/m basis and up only 1.4% on a yearly basis; this represents a 14 […]
Recap:
Big day in the markets with the Dow and TSX up 256 and 248 respectively. A number of companies reported earnings today: JP Morgan’s earnings were down 50%, IBM’s up 26%, EBay up 22% and Sallie Mae posted its third consecutive loss. The theme today seems to be that the weakness in the market is […]
Recap:
Dow was up 60 and TSX was up 112. I’m not really sure why the Dow was up other than Johnson and Johnson posted okay results; I guess investors took it as a positive sign that the market woes hadn’t infected all sectors of the economy. TSX was up probably because oil hit another record […]
