Canadian Retail Sales (Trade) vs TSX Composite
A look at the Canadian consumer economy. Canadian Retail Trade (retail sales as it’s known in the US) relative to the Toronto Stock Exchange Composite Index (TSX composite) is not looking so good....
View ArticleEmployment in Canada Putting Up a Fight
The initial release of the US employment (or jobs, labour, or whatever you want to call it) report came over on Friday this past week. The media and the Wall Street analysts immediately started...
View ArticleUS Employment: Notes For 2012
I promised some notes on the US Employment situation for 2012. The best that can be said about US employment during 2012 is that at least the growth rate seems to have settled around a level (1.39%...
View ArticleVR View Links and Notes (Jan 16 2013)
There are some important company earnings reports and economic reports due out in the next couple of weeks. I want to take time to review them carefully before saying too much as we’re at a critical...
View ArticleCanadian Housing Markets Finally Facing Reality
I have to admit, I have never been able to understand how average, hard working people making $70K a year (and that’s if they are at the top end of the working stiff spectrum) could afford $400K to...
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