Steady May Inflation and Declining Core Prices Indicate…
Canada’s Consumer Price Index stayed flat from April in May, holding at 1.7%, slightly below FactSet estimates of 1.8%. This takes some pressure off the Bank of Canada to cut interest rates at its next meeting on July 30. The latest Statistics Canada report showed the index rose 0.6% on a monthly basis, due to smaller-than-anticipated declines […]
Decline in German Battery Production and Trade; Lobby Calls for Action
German battery production, trade decline; lobby urges action Battery production and trade in Germany faced significant challenges in 2024, primarily due to a slowdown in the electric vehicle (EV) market and increasing competition from Asian manufacturers, according to the electronics industry association ZVEI. The group has urged policymakers to take decisive actions to avert further […]
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 […]