Stocks were relatively flat for the week as the market makers weighed the potential of a Fed pivot vs the risk of a recession or at least, economic weakness. Fed officials keep reminding investors that they are serious about raising rates and keeping rates higher as long as is needed to tame inflation. Inflation is […]
U.S. inflation “cools” as stock markets rip on the Sunday Reads.
Stocks surged on Thursday with their best day since 2020 after a key inflation indicator came in softer than expected. The S&P 500 was up 5.5% while the Nasdaq Composite was 7.3% higher. It was the biggest percentage jumps for the S&P and Nasdaq since spring 2020. Canadian stocks were up almost 3%. The Consumer Price Index, a key inflation gauge, […]
The Bank of Canada goes easy, on the Sunday Reads.
The Bank of Canada raised rates 50bps (0.50%) this week, compared to the expected 75 bps increase. That helped the narrative that was developing last week when investors had a week off to recover. Stocks had another good week, up 3% or more. U.S. stocks are up about 9% over the last month. There is […]
Investors get a week to recover, on the Sunday Reads.
Bruised investors had the week to heal, or at least lick their wounds. Stock markets had a very solid week thanks to some ‘hope’ offered by central bankers in the U.S.. Equity investors are looking to the day when central bankers pivot – coast on rate hikes and then start a period of rate cuts. […]
Our U.S. and Canadian stock portfolio outperforms when it counts.
For U.S. stocks, my wife and I hold 17 Dividend Achievers, plus 3 stock picks. In Canada, I hold the Canadian Wide Moat 7, while my wife holds a Canadian High Dividend ETF – Vanguard’s VDY. There is also a modest position in the TSX 60 – XIU. The U.S. and Canadian stocks both outperform […]
Financial stuff is starting to break – on the Sunday Reads.
True to form, September was not kind to stock markets. The S&P 500 slumped 9.34% for September, final figures show, with the index posting a six-session and three-week losing streak in the month. It was the worst month since the beginning of the COVID correction in March of 2020. And thanks to rate hikes that are increasing […]