Part 2 of 3 Yesterday’s blog post described the personal background and political record of India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Today we will look at how the election unfolded and more specifically how Modi achieved victory over the Congressional Party’s candidate Rahul Gandhi….
21 May In Blog
Part 1 of 3 Who is Narendra Modi? As pointed out in our last blog post, Narendra Modi will be India’s next Prime Minister. In order to better understand the impact of this outcome, we have written a three part blog series to describe…
20 May In Blog
May 20, 2014 Daily Market Commentary ECONOMIC NEWS Wholesale sales in Canada were reportedly down 0.4%, below estimates of a 0.4% rise. The Consumer Price Index in Great Britain was reportedly up 0.4% and 1.8% in month-over-month and year-over-year terms, respectively. The Consumer Price…
20 May In Morning Notes
The race for 2016 is on! Chris Christie, the straight talking Conservative Governor of New Jerseys looks to lead a beleaguered Republican Party in a bitter war of attrition against a Democratic Party reeling from scandal and controversy lead into battle by the historically significant…
16 May In Blog
This article took me by surprise. “RBC Benefits After Boosting Investment in Surging Smith & Wesson” Source: www.businessweek.com RBC is among the fifth largest stakeholder in Smith & Wesson Smith & Wesson is the second largest publicly traded Gun Manufacturer Fact: More than 8,000…
16 May In Blog
May 14, 2014 Covering Canada: What Markets Need to Know Bloomberg Journalists There has been a record $32 billion of investment in the oil sands this past year. Keystone is in a stalemate, and the oil sands product is finding its way out of…
14 May In Blog
May 14, 2014 Daily Market Commentary ECONOMIC NEWS MBA Mortgage Applications in the U.S. were reportedly up 3.6%. The Producer Price Index in the U.S. was reportedly up 0.6% and 2.1% in month-over-month and year-over-year terms, respectively. The Producer Price Index except Food…
14 May In Morning Notes
May 12, 2014 Economic News The M2 Money Supply in China was reportedly up 13.2% in year-over-year terms. An Eco Watchers survey of the current economic environment in Japan was reported at 41.6, below estimates of 45.2. Bank lending in Japan was reportedly up 2.1%…
12 May In Morning Notes
May 2014 MAAM: Monthly Note Charles Dickens wrote the following in his 1859 book A Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was…
09 May In Commentaries, Monthly Commentaries
