by Richard Croft
 
2012
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Jan 20 Markets surge into the New Year
Jan 13 More worries bedevil investors
Jan 6 Dueling oracles
 
2011
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Dec 30 Closing the books on a volatile year
Dec 23 Santa Claus comes to town
Dec 16 Grinding down
Dec 9 ‘Crisis’ management
Dec 2 Follow the money
Nov 25 Stressed out
Nov 18 Maximum pessimism?
Nov 11 Keystone Kops
Nov 4 Markets sink on Euro turmoil
Oct 28 October rally
Oct 21 Buoyancy regained
Oct 14 Canadian oasis
Oct 7 High anxiety over Europe
Sep 30 Mr. Bear comes calling
Sep 23 Twist and shout!
Sep 16 The bank has a problem
Sep 9 The gnomes are worried
Sep 2 Good-bye to August, and good riddance
Aug 26 Hot air settles markets
Aug 19 Summer retreat
Aug 12 Roller-coaster
Aug 5 Markets retreat
July 29 Gimme shelter
July 22 Greek tragedy averted
July 15 Danger Zone
July 8 Riding momentum
June 30 A world in debt
June 24 Crude calculation
June 17 Investors get the ‘runs’
June 10 Risk factors
June 3 The not so merry month of May
May 27 No cars from Oprah
May 20 LinkedIn zooms
May 13 Losing ground
May 6 Commodity crunch
Apr 29 Stealth default?
Apr 21 Walking on air?
Apr 15 Fadeout
Apr 8 ‘Inflation’ inflation
Apr 1 Johnny Reid’s market
Mar 25 The men who stare at goats
Mar 18 Commodities propel TSX
Mar 11 Quake rattles nerves, markets lose on week
Mar 4 Markets gun for highs
Feb 25 The greasy pole
Feb 18 Markets surge to new heights
Feb 11 Elephants mating
Feb 4 Canada’s sweet spot
Jan 28 Tanks in Cairo hit markets in New York
Jan 21 China’s growth rattles markets
Jan 14 Miners dig Canadian market
Jan 7 Growth on track for New Year
 
2010
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Dec 31 Year ends on high note
Dec 24 A stock market gift
Dec 17 Dow delivers
Dec 10 S&P 500 at two-year high
Dec 3 Markets advance into December
Nov 26 The gales of November
Nov 19 Eurozone soap opera
Nov 12 Failed summits, rate rumors rattle markets
Nov 5 Asset boost
Oct 29 Markets await Fed, election decisions
Oct 22 Mid-week gyration unnerves investors
Oct 15 Stocks, commodities on the rise
Oct 8 Reflationary follies
Oct 1 Third-quarter stealth rally
Sep 24 US Fed readies the presses
Sep 17 A calm before the storm?
Sep 10 Passive or active in today’s market?
Sep 3 Canaries in the coal mine
Aug 27 Is it redundant to say ‘bank profits’?
Aug 20 Agri-stock interest boosts TSX
Aug 13 Unusual uncertainty
Aug 6 Midsummer stock rally continues
Jul 30 Markets rally in July
Jul 23 Positive Q2 earnings propel market advances
Jul 16 That sinking feeling
Jul 9 Markets bounce sharply off lows
Jul 2 The continuing correction
Jun 25 Manic gold?
Jun 18 Bulls back in the ring
Jun 11 Turnaround?
Jun 4 Nothing certain except uncertainty
May 28 Playing defense
May 21 Euro crisis triggers selloff
May 14 European bailout plan lifts markets
May 7 The fat finger of fate
Apr 30 Eurozone troubles weigh on markets
Apr 23 Canada’s recovery
Apr 16 Banks again
Apr 9 Canada’s sweet spot
Apr 2 Another quarter, another gain
Mar 26 On course for a March gain
Mar 19 Loonie tunes
Mar 12 Debt downgrade
Mar 5 Stocks ride recovery
Feb 26 Sideways
Feb 19 Clawing back lost ground
Feb 12 The fate of the euro
Feb 5 Markets on track for correction
Jan 29 Markets lose ground in January
Jan 22 Fight club
Jan 15 Trade revival
Jan 8 Markets post New Year’s advance
2009
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Dec 31 A narrower trading range caps year of gains
Dec 24 Pre-Christmas rally
Dec 18 European debt troubles weigh on markets
Dec 11 Meet your new financial planner
Dec 4 Employment poised for turnaround
Nov 27 Growing volatility
Nov 20 Risk aversion?
Nov 13 Dialing for dollars
Nov 6 Buffett buys a railroad, India buys gold, Fed buys time
Oct 30 Boo!
Oct 23 Currency poker
Oct 16 Jawboning the loonie
Oct 9 Rate-rise pressure
Oct 2 Macro anxieties
Sep 25 Dining with the devil
Sep 18 Alphabet soup
Sep 11 The gold standard
Sep 4 Global economy on the mend
Aug 28 Storm season ahead
Aug 21 The great trade debate
Aug 14 Worry-wart market
Aug 7 The continuing rally
Jul 31 Bear gone
Jul 24 It’s ‘official’ – recession over
Jul 17 Markets surge on strong US bank earnings
Jul 10 Flagging markets
Jul 3 Up!
Jun 26 Positives and negatives
Jun 19 A case of nerves
Jun 12 Markets’ growing appetite for risk
Jun 5 Herbicide
May 29 Markets advance in May
May 22 Credit where it’s due
May 15 Curbed enthusiasm
May 8 Markets power up
May 1 The numbers game
Apr 24 Story time
Apr 17 Consulting Dr. Copper
Apr 9 Expressions of risk
Apr 3 Hot air rally
Mar 27 What’s a trillion?
Mar 20 Unstable stability
Mar 13 A little support
Mar 6 Aliens meet the markets
Feb 27 Balance of probabilities
Feb 20 Bear scare back
Feb 13 Stock markets get no stimulus
Feb 6 Shrugging it off
Jan 30 Bad tidings
Jan 23 Markets get gloomy
Jan 16 A case of nerves
Jan 9 January thaw
Jan 2 It's buying time again
 
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Dec 26 Bailout bonanza
Dec 19 It ain’t over till it’s over
Dec 12 Economic picture darkens
Dec 05 Recession takes hold
Nov 29 Bottom fishers
Nov 21 Towards zero
Nov 14 More of the same
Nov 07 Bear fatigue
Oct 31 Deflationary expectations
Oct 24 Global recession threat
Oct 17 Threat assessment
Oct 10 Market rout!
Oct 03 The Buffett sanction
Sep 26 No magic bullet
Sep 19 Bailout stems stock panic
Sep 15 Financial freak show
Sep 08 Commodity bust slams TSX
Aug 29 The beat of a conundrum
Aug 22 Home cooking
Aug 15 "House"
Aug 08 The big casino
Aug 01 Summer doldrums hit markets
Jul 25 Markets trek down
Jul 18 Where’s the market?
Jul 11 The other shoe
Jul 04 Defining moments
Jun 27 Road to nowhere
Jun 20 Double, double toil and trouble
Jun 13 Millstones on the market
Jun 06 Slippery slope
May 30 Inflation creeps back
May 23 TSX high on oil
May 16 Not really a recession?
May 09 Marking time on the cash mountain
May 02 The rewards of patience
Apr 25 Food for thought
Apr 18 Canada's advantage
Apr 11 Divided opinions
Apr 04 When investors forget risk
Mar 28 More downside for Q2
Mar 21 Bank run
Mar 14 The domino effect
Mar 07 High anxiety
Feb 29 The commodity crush
 
 

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