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Are you trying to justify purchasing a Rolex by claiming it as an investment rather than an expense?

Accountability. I like it.

I am not talking about your grandmother or any other ordinary Joe who has no clue. Given that this is a trading site, I am talking about traders, or at the very least, people with financial/economic education. If this fits your description, and you are not/have not been long for at least a...

A bear in cash who has made 0% this year vs. a bull in this market up over 20% YTD = a bear who got slaughtered, even though no short positions.

Ah I see. My condolences.

The bears feeling the pain. I thought you said you DIDN'T take that GOOG trade???

Oops.

Important point. This is why China needs to keep buying USA debt no matter how big the number. On the flip side, USA also needs China to maintain the status quo.

Median wage would be the better measure for this purpose. Mean age would be skewed due to the relatively few people in the country who make much more than the average citizen.

Well it wouldn't make much sense for the mainstream media to show pics of smiling traders on a down day, would it?

I respect the fact that you've admitted defeat. Most top callers are never heard from again once they're wrong one time. I hope you continue to post your analysis (even if I don't agree with it, it's good to get a different point of view from all angles).

I am not part of the everything government says is a lie crowd, but understand the skepticism. But when you look at this report in conjunction with other economic data coming out of Canada recently, it is plausible.

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Some American firms who produce in Canada due to lower dollar will leave for sure, but overall I don't think we'll lose businesses. Our low corporate tax rates is incentive for businesses to incorporate here. Take Tim Hortons for example. A few years ago they when they were acquired by...

LOL awesome post... When no evidence is available, call the other person a teenager and tell them to do their own research. Great way to win an argument LOL. Canadian banks have better capitalization and better tier 1 ratios than any in the world. Tell me how they are being reckless. You...

But if they are exporting in USD, then they would want a higher USD. Same goes for Canada as they are exporting in USD.

How does a weak USD help a natural resources exporter? I would think it would hurt them...

I think inflation is a more likely scenario than a housing crash. I think we would have already seen a crash if it were inevitable. $1.50 gas is possible if inflation takes hold, but hopefully by that time unemployment will be low enough that we'll be able to weather the storm. I don't...

Yep. Everyone is waiting on the Fed (except Australia apparently).

This is why new free trade deals like the one signed with the EU this year are so important. The process has begun to diversify away from the USA but the quicker it happens the better.