by Gord Weisemann On Friday, October 15, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reiterated a wait-and- see approach to another round of quantitative easing but reading between the lines, I can’t see that there’s any doubt it will come about. It’s just the scope that remains to be seen. Oddly though, quantitative easing in Japan rallied [...]

by Mario Maselli The euro currency rose to a six-month high against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, October 5, but it’s certainly not because the economic situation in Europe has suddenly improved. I think the euro’s gains are likely short-lived. In the spring of 2010, when the Greek debt crisis began to unfold, the euro [...]

by Mario Maselli The eurozone debt crisis has not only affected the euro, but has also had a major impact on many other global currencies—even in countries like Canada and Australia, where economic prospects are far from bleak. I think the euro will ultimately hit par with the U.S. dollar, but will remain a viable [...]

by Gord Weisemann Last week I said that volatility and risk aversion were the primary themes, and this week we’ve seen round two. Both the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average as well as several currencies moved beyond their “black swan” extremes. All things considered, I think most major markets are moving closer to [...]

by Aaron Fennell The disheartening events taking place in Greece over the past few weeks have been a setback to the global financial recovery. You might be surprised  to learn that Greece’s debt-to-GDP ratio isn’t actually the highest in the Eurozone. It’s interesting to compare countries’ debt-to-GDP ratios, and see how dire the situation really [...]