Ministry of Empties

April 23, 2024 |Mark Ryan
Good afternoon, Unsmudging Fudged Budgets: We have this wonderful old sage analyst at RBC who will (hopefully) never retire. Earlier this year he spoke at an investment conference which just happened to fall on his 967th birthday. After cake, he said:...
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Among Schmucks

April 15, 2024 |Mark Ryan
Good afternoon, A tough week in markets, as the bet on every possible bit of good news slid off the table for a while, and interest rates hugged the tail of stubborn inflation. More below in our weekly Global Insights articles. But first… As a regional...
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Paving Potholes

March 25, 2024 |Mark Ryan
Good afternoon, Regarding the Market’s mood: This year’s market seems to be forecasting a mild recession at worst and wants to get out in front of the recovery before the slowdown even gets here. It’s as though it anticipates any slowdown as a detour...
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Mr. Bankbot will see you now

March 22, 2024 |Mark Ryan
Good afternoon, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is most famous for his masterpiece, The Gulag Archipelago, but he also wrote a few other stinging critiques of his Soviet homeland including his fictional work, In the First Circle. As the name implies, the story...
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Content Warning

March 19, 2024 |Nichole Eggen
Good afternoon, Today, a little more on the ever-present US election news, including a quick 10-minute Audio commentary. (Warning: The tape sounded scripted to me…soooo… maybe don’t listen to it while driving or operating a backhoe. There’s a good chance...
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BYO Popcorn

January 23, 2024 |Mark Ryan
Good afternoon, I’m starting today with this invitation to an online seminar (one of two I’m including today – both are good I think). Note the times are listed in Torontonian. How to age alone and well. Jan. 24. It’s an interesting topic, and it might...
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