Inflation Continues to Deflate
Dear valued client, Markets rose yet again this week as inflation in the U.S. continues to dissipate. CPI figures for November came in at 3.1% (compared to 3.2% in October and 3.7% in September). The Federal Reserve, as expected, decided to hold the overnight lending rate at 5.25-5.5% in its meeting Wednesday. This development is […]
The Big Short 2.0 – Israeli Edition
Dear valued client, ** Please note RRSP season (Jan/Feb) is quickly approaching. If you would like to get together to review your tax situation for the year and strategize on how to save as much as possible on income tax, please get in touch with me to schedule a meeting. ** Markets were mixed this […]
New Argentinian Sheriff in Town
Dear valued client, More gains were locked in this week as Statistics Canada reported another drop in inflation this week; the CPI came in at 3.1% in October (compared to 3.8% in Sept. and 4% in August). Inflation seems to be subsiding globally as well; for instance, the U.K., which reported a CPI of 10.1% at […]
World Powers make Progress?
Dear valued client, Markets posted gains for the third week in a row as companies posted strong Q3 earnings reports and optimism is permeating across Wall Street about the possibility that interest rates have hit their peak. This sentiment was reinforced this week when the U.S. inflation report came in at 3.2% (compared to 3.7% […]
Guilty On All Counts
Dear valued client, Both Canadian and American markets had major rallies this week posting gains of 5.7% and 5.75% respectively after several weeks of sell-offs. Following the Federal Open Market Committee’s meeting on Wednesday, the U.S. central bank decided to hold interest rates steady at 5.25-5.5%. Jerome Powell made it clear another interest rate hike […]
What Is Conversational AI? NVIDIA Blog
What Is A Key Differentiator of Conversational Artificial Intelligence Ai? But what is the benefit to those of us who are content with our organic relationships? We can look forward to validating the assumption that conversation is a more intuitive interface. It seems plausible because a few core components of the WIMP paradigm have well-documented […]
Cycle of Revenge
Dear valued client, Markets dropped slightly this week as the war in the Middle East entered its second week. Palestinian causalities continued to mount in Gaza and even more Palestinians are gathered on the Egyptian border as water and supplies have been cut off from the region. President Joe Biden made a visit to Israel […]
War Erupts in the Middle East
Dear valued client, Markets posted gains this week despite war breaking out in the Middle East. I will refrain from commenting on the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as my ignorance far surpasses my knowledge on the subject. I will share the objective facts as I have read them and comment on how the conflict […]
SBF Pointing Fingers
Dear valued client, Markets started the week in mixed fashion and ended with gains of roughly 0.5% amid political turnover both on the Canadian and American side of the border. Canadian House Speaker Anthony Rota stepped down from his position after mistakenly inviting and honoring a former SS Nazi in the House of Commons last week. […]
Say WHAT?
Dear valued client, Markets continued their lackluster month of September with another week of slight losses amid a backdrop of a looming U.S. government shutdown, a weakening labor market, and consumer headwinds. On a positive note, the revised U.S. GDP for the second quarter of 2023 came in at 2.1%, showing the economy continued to […]
