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Notes from the PCS Desk
We receive many questions on the PCS desk about a variety of topics. This week we share some of the top questions we have received recently.
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Mobile technology has changed quite significantly since the introduction of the first cell phones in the 1980s. The first mobile phone commercially introduced was the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X; it offered 30 minutes of talk-time between charges and weighed around 800 grams (or 1.76 lbs).
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Cheers or Jeers for Cheap Rates
Given the mixed external backdrop, we believe the uncertainty both at home and abroad will keep the BoC on the sideline with a bias to cutting interest rates by year end. As we can see from the BoC’s forecast, the central bank anticipates housing to be a net drag on the overall economy.
Learn More about Cheers or Jeers for Cheap RatesInvestment Strategy: “Random Gleanings on a Nothing Week”
I titled Friday’s MorningTack “Nothing From Nothing,” which was a 1974 hit song by Billy Preston. As scribed last Friday: We entered this week with my short-term indicators suggesting the stock market was not going to do much this week since on a trading basis the stock market was out of internal energy. So far, that’s been a pretty good short-term trading call since the S&P 500 closed last Friday (4-12-19) at 2907.41 and yesterday closed at 2900.45.
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Raymond James Ltd. Announces Launch of Quebec Trust Company Subsidiary to Add Trust Company Services To Its Full Service Offering for Quebec Clients
Raymond James Ltd., the Canadian arm of North American investment dealer Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), today announced it has submitted an application to establish a provincially regulated trust company based in Montreal, Quebec, pending regulatory approval. The new subsidiary will be named Raymond James Trust (Quebec).
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