It is Halloween, and markets will be glad to see October behind them, as November and December are historically strong months for equity prices. World markets are looking to recover from a troubling week, with global stock markets mixed-to-firmer and U.S. stock indexes pointed solidly higher. The TSX looks to be recovering from some wild swings this week, rising on opening. The Venture exchange had an equally rough ride and is inching upward at opening. This morning, Statisti

An investor panic attack rolled through markets from Thursday of last week into Wednesday. It was more of a panic-generated minor pullback rather than a correction or start of a bear market. The U.S. economy remains resilient, and independent analysts feel that a recession is unlikely. Everything was getting sold, as fear of a bubble, overvalued Tech stocks, credit issues in midsized U.S. banks, more Crypto scams, and uncertainty around the continuing U.S. Government shutdown

The U.S. government shutdown has now extended into a third week, with 50-50 odds that it will last through the end of October. Lack of the usual flow of U.S. economic data, combined with intensified trade tensions between China and Washington, has created uncertainty in World markets. A retreat on Wall Street yesterday, driven by concerns over banks’ loan portfolios, caused global jitters. October carries a reputation for volatility in financial markets as trader psychology i