Markets

May 15, 2003 at 00:00

Despite the woeful performance of the Canadian Dollar in the 1990's studies under a theory known as Purchasing Power Parity said the proper value of the Canadian Dollar was around…

May 02, 2003 at 00:00

There is an old saying of "Sell in May, and go away". A recent study from Ned Davis Research showed that since 1942 if one had invested $10,000 in the…

Apr 22, 2003 at 00:00

The war with Iraq was in the end completed fairly quickly. Of course that was the easy part. The hard part will be trying to put Iraq back together again.…

Apr 15, 2003 at 00:00

In the end it was really no contest. After all what would one expect when a first world superpower takes on a third world country and outspends them on military…

Apr 08, 2003 at 00:00

Investors can be forgiven if they think they are having a nervous breakdown. After three years down in the market there is still no real sign that we have reached…

Mar 31, 2003 at 00:00

All wars are economic. Despite the pleas of some they usually have very little to do with liberation, democracy or weapons of mass destruction even if they are the stated…

Mar 21, 2003 at 00:00

We have often said that the Kondratieff winter is not just about a darkening economic cloud. That includes the political as well. And wars are a major part of the…

Mar 18, 2003 at 00:00

Three reasons were given for this weakness in gold and gold stocks. First and most obvious, gold prices that soared to $390 were both overbought and had reached near extreme…

Mar 04, 2003 at 00:00

A new word has appeared in our vocabulary. Iraqnophobia - fear of Iraq or fear of terrorism. Let's be clear. By definition, phobias are IRRATIONAL, meaning they interfere with one's…

Nov 11, 2002 at 00:00

So easy Al comes to the rescue once again to try and give the market a fix. But like a junkie or an alcoholic the market needs an increasing fix…