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Preliminary estimates of second-quarter US GDP activity suggest output may stabilize after two straight quarters of slower growth, based on the median for a set of nowcasts compiled by...

The Fed held its policy meeting, leaving rates unchanged but slowing down quantitative tightening. Today's focus shifts to US labor data: strong figures could justify the Fed's hawkish stance of...

There is a popular meme that the government has an incentive to inflate, because the same debt is worth less in real terms at a higher price level. If inflation is high enough, then the government (it...

What a difference! Comparing the average home prices in Houston Texas with cities all over BC & Ontario & Canadian new home buyers are so screwed. This content was originally posted on the...

US equity futures are indicating a higher open as of 04:45 ET. This follows higher markets in Asia, while European equity markets are also higher. Equity markets are benefiting from no further...

The Fed meetings seem to create more confusion than needed, but it is what is what it is. I know that even though I wrote yesterday that at 2:35 PM ET, it was possible that we saw the usual FOMC press...

US equity futures are indicating a lower open as of 04:45 ET. A large number of markets closed for Labor Day holidays, but the ones that are open were lower in Asian and European trading. Attention on...

In an op-ed for the Washington Post (NYSE:POST) on November 5, 2010, Ben Bernanke did a victory lap, praising the Fed’s efforts in stemming the financial crisis. In the article, he discusses how...

Simon (our podfather) from the Canadian Investor Podcast joins Dan to discuss stocks vs. real estate. If you're looking for the first part its on the Canadian Investor Podcast. Original...

In this episode, we explore Canada's steps towards open banking. The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada and the Ministry of Finance have allocated funding to establish an open banking framework by...

Summing up the huge number of Government initiatives to do with solving Canada's Housing Crisis. What works? What won't work? What's just BS? More Mortgage Rate News: It ain't pretty. When will the...

The value of modeling recession risk-based multiple indicators is a hardy perennial. The latest example comes by way of aggregating trends in the 50 US state economies for estimating the odds that an...

US equity futures are indicating a slightly lower open as of 05:00 ET. This follows mostly higher markets in Asia, while European equity markets are mixed. Monday's yen volatility continued to...

Tomorrow, markets expect the Fed to have a similar message as the previous meetings. While rate cuts are highly unlikely, a hawkish surprise from Powell could jolt markets. Watch key indicators like...