Economics

Correlation of mortgage rates with real housing prices: How increasing inflation could affect housing prices

Analysis / Insights This post has been republished on Economy Politics. Economy Politics is a blog published by Taylor Cottam. We would like to welcome Taylor as a contributing author to InvestingThesis. We’ve interviewed Taylor before but for some background, Taylor has managed financial risk and traded fixed income products inside both GMAC bank and other financial institutions [...]

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This post has been republished on Economy Politics. Economy Politics is a blog published by Taylor Cottam. We would like to welcome Taylor as a contributing author to InvestingThesis. We’ve interviewed Taylor before but for some background, Taylor has managed financial risk and traded fixed income products inside both GMAC bank and other financial institutions [...]

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4 Investment Ideas That Provide Income and are Non-Correlated To Equity Markets For Canadians

Economics As of this moment, the S&P/TSX Composite index is down 384.58 point or -3.27% year to date. The S&P 500 is down 67.32 or -6.04% year to date. That is your market update. When the global economic outlook appears uncertain and on the brink of another recession, equity markets reflect this reality in terms of [...]

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Short Term Canadian Natural Gas Pricing And Deliverability Outlook

Analysis / Insights On March 31, 2010, the National Energy Board (NEB) in Canada released a report entitled the “Energy Market Assessment (EMA) Short-term Canadian Natural Gas Deliverability, 2010–2012,” scrutinizing the elements that affect the supply of natural gas in the short term. Overall natural gas production in Canada is forecasted to decline through 2012 as a result [...]

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Economics and Canadian Economic Policy with Kevin Carmichael of the Globe and Mail

Economics Biography: Kevin Carmichael writes about economics and economic policy for the Globe and Mail. Q: Mr. Carmichael, given the plethora of statistics and opinions that you are privy to, what is your take on the Canadian economy going forward? Are there any areas of the economy that are showing signs of unexpected weakness or are [...]

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Canadian Quarterly Employment Trends With Anna Montesano of Robert Half International

Economics On March 8, 2010, Robert Half International released their first Professional Employment Report. The report is a quarterly executive survey focusing exclusively on professional-level hiring. The survey indicated that 15% of employers surveyed plan to add staff in the coming three months in professional occupations, such as accounting, finance and information technology (IT). While, 86% [...]

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Will the loonie lead crude this time?

Analysis / Insights Recent strength in the Canadian dollar may portend a rally in crude prices. Historically, the CAD/USD exchange rate has tracked crude prices reasonably well. Using weekly data going back to 1983, the two series have a 67% correlation. In recent weeks, however, the Canadian has broken out and is powering towards parity with its American [...]

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Demographic Boom Turning To Bust For North American Auto Sales

Analysis / Insights If you had to guess which category of vehicles were the fastest growing segment in the auto industry, especially in North America, what would you say? Evidently, in a recent study done by Scotiabank on the global auto industry, crossover utility vehicles (CUV) were the fastest growing segment in the industry, with year-over-year gains of [...]

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