David Chapman

Union Securities

Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010

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• The Economy Just Keeps on Truckin'

  Published 18 February 2006 | viewed 6,121 times

  The 2.3% surge in retail sales for January must have warmed the hearts of the bulls. The consumer it seems just keeps on truckin'. And…

• The Disappearing Savings?

  Published 04 February 2006 | viewed 7,120 times

  Considerable debate has surrounded the US savings rate. In a recent story on Forbes (www.forbes.com) they noted that not only did consumer spending rise at…

• Forecast 2006

  Published 07 January 2006 | viewed 9,723 times

  We decided to put out our annual forecast just after the start of the New Year rather than in December in order to take advantage…

• Gold at $500! What Next?

  Published 10 December 2005 | viewed 4,617 times

  A money manager we follow recently declared that gold was not in a bull market. He had also declared some time ago that gold would…

• What's Happened to M3?

  Published 23 November 2005 | viewed 9,563 times

  Federal Reserve Statistical Release November 10, 2005 Discontinuance of M3 On March 23, 2006, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System will cease…

• Derivatives Disaster, Hedge Fund Monsters?

  Published 11 November 2005 | viewed 5,525 times

  The only time the general public hears about derivatives or hedge fund problems is after the fact when the blow-up has occurred. Long Term Capital…

• Danger Ahead!

  Published 15 October 2005 | viewed 8,286 times

  It is October and the markets are falling. Not unusual you say because everyone knows that October has had its share of scary drops in…

• War and Reconstruction

  Published 30 September 2005 | viewed 3,776 times

  The devastation caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita will undoubtedly be the most expensive disaster in US history. Estimates of the cost are all over…

• The Demise of the US Dollar

  Published 17 September 2005 | viewed 7,230 times

  It has been five and half years since the markets topped in March 2000 and it has been two and half years since the market…

• Oil Crunch!

  Published 02 September 2005 | viewed 9,387 times

  Words cannot be found to describe the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. One is both awed by the power of Mother Nature and the destruction it…

• Complacency Abounds!

  Published 19 August 2005 | viewed 4,418 times

  It's been a very hot summer. Hot hazy weather tends to slow us down. Good thing we work (or most of us anyway) in air-conditioned…

• The Pension Crisis is Upon Us

  Published 22 July 2005 | viewed 5,859 times

  For a number of years now there have been alarm bells sounded about the huge growing under funded liabilities of both US and Canadian employee…

• Roaring Government Bond Market

  Published 02 July 2005 | viewed 6,828 times

  Last week bond yields on 10 year treasuries fell to their lowest levels since March 2004. At 3.97% it was still well above the lows…

• Market at the Crossroads

  Published 24 June 2005 | viewed 5,044 times

  The change of the seasons often brings not just the obvious change in the season but as well a change in the market. It is…

• China Trade Wars

  Published 11 June 2005 | viewed 5,498 times

  Will starting trade wars with China be what tips the world's financial system over? China has certainly grabbed its share of ink lately even amongst…

• One More Fling to the Upside?

  Published 07 May 2005 | viewed 6,957 times

  In its own odd way the year has played out largely as expected. Years ending in 5 have universally been up years since the Dow…

• Oil Wars

  Published 23 April 2005 | viewed 8,338 times

  It should not be surprising that you probably would not find many out there who believe we are in the early stages of oil wars…

• The Booming Economy? Part Two

  Published 11 March 2005 | viewed 5,430 times

  Six months ago we wrote a piece questioning whether we were in a booming economy (Technical Scoop - The booming economy? - September 18, 2004).…

• Is America Going Broke!

  Published 05 March 2005 | viewed 12,115 times

  "Is America going broke!" - MacLean's March 7, 2005 It certainly was a dramatic front page for the most recent issue of MacLean's Canada's weekly…

• War Jitters!

  Published 24 February 2005 | viewed 7,223 times

  Last week jittery waves crawled through the markets when Iranian television reported that an explosion occurred near its only nuclear reactor. The stock markets briefly…