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January 25, 2025 | Tech Talk for Saturday January 25th 2025

Don Vialoux

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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

Primary focus this week is on central bank news released on Wednesday. The Federal Reserve is expected to maintain its Fed Fund Rate at 4.50% and the Bank of Canada is expected to lower its lending rate to Canada’s major banks to 3.00% from 3.25%. Investors will be watching closely for guidance on the direction for future rate changes.

Fourth quarter earnings report season ramps up this week. Results released to date have exceeded consensus. Focuses this week are on reports released on Wednesday by Microsoft, Meta and IBM and on Thursday by Apple and Amazon.

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January 25th, 2025

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