Market Insights

Gold tumbles as hedge funds sell

The price of gold, and many other commodities backed off as hedge funds engaged in strategic selling.

By Wire services |September 23, 2011

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Commodity investing: No longer straight up

Natural resource stocks and the commodities that underpin them have rewarded investors well for the better part of ten years. The days of easy money may be over.

By Bob Haber |September 22, 2011

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Canadian investors flock to safe assets

No surprise: clients aren’t feeling bullish. From May 2002 to May 2011, investors pulled $29 billion from Canadian equity funds, according to Investor Economics.

By Melissa Shin |September 22, 2011

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Fed move tanks European markets

Plans announced yesterday by the Federal Reserve to purchase more long-term U.S. debt was translated by worldwide financial markets to mean America’s economic malaise won’t ease any time soon. European markets tanked shortly after opening.

By Staff |September 22, 2011

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