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Market Insights by James Thorne: The Fed’s High-Wire Act

Discretion is the Better Part of Valour “We are navigating by the stars under cloudy skies.” – Chairman Jerome H. Powell, August 25, 202 The adage, “Discretion is the better part of valour,” has never been more pertinent as the U.S. Federal Reserve cautiously navigates between the perils of inflation ...
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Market Insights by James Thorne: Unveiling The Crystal Ball

A Glimpse Into The Future Of Financial Markets From 2024 To 2030 In early 2021, I presented a thesis regarding the latest inflation episode and its potential economic implications. At that time, I shared a perspective that differed from the prevailing narrative. Allow me to recapitulate my viewpoint. I argued ...
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Market Insights by James Thorne: Wall Street Is About To Embrace Crypto, And It’s Not What You Think!

A New Era Is Upon Us “Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.” – Victor Hugo There is an old saying, “never let a good crisis go to waste.” And true to form, Wall Street is capitalizing on the current chaos within the digital asset space. ...
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Market Insights by James Thorne: Is AI The Next Goldrush?

Terminator vs. R2-D2 “This is the world now. Logged on, plugged in, all the time. They can’t live without it.” – Kyle Reese, Terminator Genisys 201 Hollywood and Artificial Intelligence (AI): The Emotional Scars Are With Us Today In the movie Terminator, a dystopian society is under attack by artificially ...
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Market Insights by James Thorne: The FTX Fiasco Has Nothing To Do With Blockchain Adoption.

Huckleberry Finn Is Not Tom Sawyer. Download this PDF here. “Corruption, embezzlement, fraud, these are all characteristics which exist everywhere.” — Alan Greenspan When one thinks of blockchain, one quickly thinks of Bitcoin, NFTs, and cryptocurrencies. Just as so many confuse Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn with Tom Sawyer, to the ...
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Market Insights by James Thorne

This year’s federal budget proposed a new tool intended to help support new home buyers. Expected to begin in 2023, the First Home Savings Account (FHSA) is a registered plan that combines the tax benefits of the RRSP and TFSA. The FHSA will allow Canadian residents over age 18 to ...
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