Financial Markets – Preview for Week Starting 24th July 2016



Major Events of Last Week A spate of disappointing US Corporate results prompted global equites to slump last Friday after recording historic highs. The United Kingdom released key data late last week revealing that the June vote to exit the European Union had...

Is Scottish Independence Logical After Brexit?



One of the lines that divided Britain’s referendum on June 23rd, was the border between Scotland and England. On the Northern side of that border, there was overwhelming support for the ‘stay’ camp. The opposite was true on the southern side of the border. Taking into...

Ontario Beats G7 Growth With High Debt Levels



News about Ontario’s impressive Q1 growth rate are topping financial news headlines all around. Its 0.8% Q1 GDP growth puts the province on pace to achieve a 3% annual growth rate. Those numbers are great in a world in which recession is just one hiccup away. However,...
SoftBank Challenges Brexit Doom And Gloom

SoftBank Challenges Brexit Doom And Gloom



A $32 billion US Dollar deal to buy British chip maker ARM, is challenging all the doom and gloom scenarios that many experts painted when Brexit became a reality. When SoftBank – a Japanese company – shows its readiness to invest such a large sum of money to buy a...
Another Rally Runs Out Of Momentum

Another Rally Runs Out Of Momentum



As quickly as the indices went up, their momentum to keep on going seems to have run out. The unexpectedly positive US job numbers from Friday, catapulted indices all over North America up, but on Wednesday the upswing flattened, and indices like the TSX – on the...

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