Breather? So apparently, last week was the first week since last February that the S&P500 Index sustained declines every single day of the week … Are we taking a breather? Or is September going to live up to its reputation as generally the worst month out there for markets aside…
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Following on earlier posts looking at performance (and flows data) to August 31, 2021, let’s now run through some information related to iShares Canada ETFs. Top and Bottom 10 performing ETFs iShares Canada (for the month of August 2021): Of Note: India – Funny how the world works … (or…
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Oh … Canada Brian Belski, BMO’s Chief Investment Strategist recently upped his targets for S&P and TSX – with CNBC commentator joking with him about buying Canadian stocks – “Do I just buy the TSX, or Cameco and let it run?” Canadian equities continue to do well – although lagging…
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Pivot – Well, last week’s highlights included Quarterly reporting from Canada’s banks; the FED’s Jay Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole; and … sadly, military personnel deaths in Afganistan, against the backdrop of a Western withdrawal from the country that leaves that country, after 20 years of efforts to establish democratic…
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Delta: here to stay! Taper: on its way? Well, while it’s clear the Delta Variant is causing significant setbacks in terms of our “smooth reopening” project, as I guess it could have been called, it looks like the extreme measures deployed to counteract COVID-19 are soon to be gradually retired….
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Ultimate Irony! Having the Biden Administration pretty much beg the Saudis to increase Oil production is … the Ultimate Irony, AFTER having upon taking office, killed the Keystone Pipeline that would have ensured additional supply from a trusted, reliable, and ethical producer: YOUR NEIGHBOUR TO THE NORTH!!! One could be…
By Credo Consulting ETF Insight
1990 – First ETF – The Toronto 35 Index Participation Fund (TIPs) – launched on the Toronto Stock Exchange 2021 – over 1,000 ETFs available in Canada, $ 291.8 Billion of Assets under Management (source: National Bank Financial, as at July 31, 2021) spanning pure passive, broad-based, low cost, factors,…
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Jobs data – Friday’s US Non-Farms payroll data for July 2021 exceeded expectations by close to 100,000, coming in at +943,000 versus (e) 845,000, to which markets responded positively. For some time now, the conundrum has been that IF the job data was seen to be to strong, it may…
By Credo Consulting ETF Insight
What is the inflation playbook? Is there one? Whether or not there is … I am wondering: will it address wealth inequalities, or reinforce them? Asking is maybe answering … Inflation – Well, the topic of inflation – as to whether it is a “clear and present danger” threatening to…
By Credo Consulting ETF Insight
Keeping an eye on top and bottom performers in the iShares line-up (1 month TR; YTD TR), as well as relative performance of several Factors ETFs versus S&P/TSX 60 (XIU) for perspective, since Oct 31, 2020 (aka a few days prior to vaccine announcement that kicked off the sizable rally…