I must make a confession. I have been shorting everything Europe for the past few months. The Euro, the British Pound, and many European equities. All of this has…
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Global bond yields are continuing to spike, sustaining momentum from Friday August 19th. Stock markets do not like this, and are set to fall if bond yields continue to…
The European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates for the first time in 11 years. The market expected this as the ECB has been signaling a July rate hike…
Many people are freaking out about the stock markets. Makes sense. I get it. However, the market you SHOULD be watching is the bond/debt markets. Not only because they…
The Federal Reserve implemented the biggest interest rate hike since 1994. Yes, that’s right. The largest hike in 24 years. With inflation not showing signs of peaking, the Fed…
We have a tendency to just focus on US Stock Markets. Even though I am a Canadian, I tend to watch the US markets more. Can’t blame me though,…
Initially, I was going to say “hey folks, let’s watch the Euro and Europe for one reason: Turkey”, but now, things are more complicated than that. Europe, specifically the…
Travis Kalanick’s Exit Uber Inc.’s former CEO Travis Kalanick is not only stepping down from the board but has also offloaded his entire stake at Uber – a grand…
The financial crisis of 2007 wiped trillions off our global financial ledger. National economies reeled in the wake of banking’s biggest boo-boo since Reagan’s deregulation of the American Savings…
CROP Infrastructure (CROP.C) is expanding its hemp CBD production in Italy and attracting the attention of Italian pharmaceutical companies in time for the 2019 growing season. The joint venture…