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January 11, 2025 | Tech Talk for Saturday January 11th 2025

Donald Vialoux is author of the free blog Tech Talk, a daily investment report available during the past 20 years at www.timingthemarket.ca. Comments focus on the seasonal and technical outlook for equity indices, commodities and sectors. Mr. Vialoux has 53 years of experience in the investment industry and is a past president of the Canadian Society of Technical Analysts (CSTA).

The Bottom Line

Good news on the economy in December was bad news for U.S. and Canadian equity markets on Friday: Stronger than expected December Non-farm Payrolls in the U.S. and higher Canadian December employment exceeding consensus estimates were reported. In response, government bond yields on both sides of the border spiked higher and the prices of interest sensitive equities moved lower. Notably weaker on both sides of the border were equities in the financial services sector.

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January 11th, 2025

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