Stock Markets/Investing

United States stock markets had nearly steady gains during the reporting period April 18-24, as the Federal Reserve Bank’s Open Market Committee indicated general satisfaction with the U.S. economy. W…

Soaring metal prices propelled the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index to a closing high of 3,091.31 over the April 11-17 session, up 44.01 points, or 1.4%. Average daily trading volumes were also bol…

Concerns over inflation, interest rates and upcoming earnings reports saw the Toronto Stock Exchange crawl 19.32 points higher to end the holiday-shortened April 11-17 report period at 12,309.02. The…

Rising tension in the Middle East was the main fear factor driving up prices for energy and gold over the report period April 11-17. Investors bid up shares of gold, oil and copper producers, but gave…

With geopolitical uncertainty pushing up prices for gold, energy and most commodities, investors had a field day buying and selling shares of junior resource companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchan…

Stock markets in the United States started strongly in the reporting period April 4-10, but oil price jitters took over in the last three trading days to leave the market indices near where they start…

INVESTMENT COMMENTARY…

The Toronto Stock Exchange yo-yo’d itself 132.34 points higher to end the March 28-April 3 report period at a record high close of 12,210.86. The golds advanced 5.4% to 303.67 as the yellow metal leap…

Trading activity on the TSX Venture Exchange over the March 28-April 3 report period was propelled by bargain-hunters and profit-takers, with higher-valued companies tending to lose ground to their lo…

Big base metal producers and the mid-tier golds were the stars of the U.S. markets in the period March 28-April 3. The broader market was slightly weaker, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index off…