Canadian Energy Outlook with Des O’Kell: The Fed Shifts Away from One Policy and Prepares for Yield Curve Control
Canadian Energy outlook with Des O’Kell; The Fed abandons one Policy and Readies for YCC Greetings Investors! This weekend I have a couple more discussions for you: uber-meaty (and potentially extremely profitable) where Canadian energy is concerned… …and a part-evolving and part-looming duo of policy changes coming from The Eccles Building in Washington, as America’s […]
VERSES® Signs Kalosys As Enterprise Customer for Genius™
VERSES AI Inc. has partnered with Kalosys, an AI-driven IT solutions provider, as an enterprise customer. Kalosys will become a VERSES-certified Genius reseller, aiming to enhance its Agent Factory solution for adaptive workforce management through VERSES’ Genius platform. This collaboration will create a dynamic scheduling system that optimizes resource assignments in real-time, improving productivity and […]
Gold’s Enigmatic Shift – MINING.COM
Stock image. Gold has mostly drifted sideways for the last couple months, vexing traders. Bullish ones eager for its mighty cyclical bull to resume are frustrated gold isn’t surging on major bullish news. And bearish ones expecting a healthy correction after extreme overboughtness are being equally confounded. Gold’s high consolidation since mid-April has really thwarted […]
Leading Economist Envisions Scenario Where Trump ‘Outmaneuvered Us All’ on Tariffs
Top economist sees scenario where Trump ‘outsmarted all of us’ on tariffs Businesses and consumers remain in limbo over what will happen next with President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but a top economist sees a way to leave them in place and still deliver a “victory for the world.” In a note on Saturday titled “Has […]
Fastmarkets’ 2025 Lithium Conference to Address EV Expansion, Battery Supply Chains, and Market Predictions
Fastmarkets’ 2025 Lithium Conference to Tackle EV Growth, Battery Supply Chains and Market Outlook Introduction: Navigating the Future of Lithium Supply at the 17th Lithium Supply and Battery Raw Materials Conference As the world accelerates toward a sustainable energy future, the lithium industry finds itself at the forefront of innovation and strategic development. Fastmarkets is […]
Finance: French Savings Rate Hits All-Time High at 18.8%
Finance: French Savings Rate Climbs to Record 18.8% 12h05 ▪ 3 min read ▪ by Ariela R. The latest figures from INSEE reveal a striking trend. The savings rate of the French has reached an unprecedented peak since 1979 (excluding Covid). This phenomenon says a lot about the mindset of households. Above all, it could reshuffle […]
The Emergence of ‘Functional Unemployment’ Signals a Worrying Trend in the Labor Market
The rise ‘functional unemployment’ highlights a troubling new trend in the labor market The current labor market appears strong on the surface, but there are big problems lurking underneath. Unemployment is still low at 4.2%, wage growth is steady, and the U.S. added a relatively healthy 139,000 roles in May according to the recent jobs […]
US Federal Reserve Monitors Inflation, but Rate Cuts Remain on the Horizon
As widely expected, the Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged at today’s meeting. The main event at today’s meeting was the release of new economic projections from FOMC participants, which sheds light on the committee’s decisions in future meetings. The previously published projections came in March 2025, before the shocking tariff developments in April. The federal-funds […]
Reasons Canadian Investors Should Anticipate Ongoing…
Canadian investors seem to have gotten a breather from US President Donald Trump’s trade wars. Still, Ashish Dewan, senior investment strategist at Vanguard Canada, says investors should brace for continued volatility and focus on attractive corners of the market, such as European equities and fixed income. Dewan sees more compelling opportunities in Europe, particularly Germany, thanks […]
The Fed is Gaining Perspective—But Not Looking Too Far Ahead
The Fed is looking ahead — but not too far This is The Takeaway from today’s Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with: You can add fresh tariff insights to the list of things people are waiting for this summer. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and […]