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Global Securities' Research Department has gained a reputation for timely, insightful analysis. As befits our corporate name, Global's Research Analysts specialize in identifying promising investment opportunities around the world, with a strong focus on Canada and the US. These investment ideas and strategies are disseminated to clients through research reports and a daily newsletter.

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Please find our archived Weekly Bulletins, Research Reports & Presentations sectioned below.

Weekly Bulletin Archives

Market Bulletin 142: A great time to rebalance portfolios (02/17/2012)

Market Bulletin 141: Apple at the apex of world’s biggest companies (02/10/2012)

Market Bulletin 140: Facebook IPO filing may spark feeding frenzy in social media stocks (02/03/2012)

Market Bulletin 139: Modest to marked downside in 2012 predicted by pundits at CFA Vancouver’s 34th Forecast Dinner (01/27/2012)

Market Bulletin 138: Four good reasons to get off the fence (01/20/2012)

Market Bulletin 137: A rude reminder that macro risk remains on the table (01/13/2012)

Market Bulletin 136: Job market not getting any easier in Canada (01/06/2012)

Market Bulletin 135: TSX leaders and laggards of the 33-month rally (12/22/2011)

Market Bulletin 134: A Brief Discussion of our 2012 Outlook & Strategy(12/16/2011)

Market Bulletin 133: Two Canadian blue-chips for uncertain times(12/9/2011)

Market Bulletin 132: US headline jobs numbers better than Canadian for second successive month (12/2/2011)

Market Bulletin 131: TSX getting closer to the “line in the sand”(11/25/2011)

Market Bulletin 130: Watch the TED Spread (11/18/2011)

Market Bulletin 129: Geopolitical risk rising on Iran nuclear report (11/11/2011)

Market Bulletin 128: Biggest jobs loss in 2½ years points to sputtering Canadian economy (11/04/2011) HTML

Market Bulletin 127: TSX may outperform over next few months if rally continues (10/28/2011) HTML

Market Bulletin 126: Setting the stage for a sustainable seasonal rally (10/21/2011) HTML

Market Bulletin 125: Takeover talk a sign of improving sentiment (10/14/2011) HTML

Market Bulletin 124: Lessons from recent dividend-payer debacles (10/07/2011) HTML

Market Bulletin 123: Worst quarter since Q4 ‘08 ends on sombre note (09/30/2011) HTML

Market Bulletin 122: Our views on some aspects of this “sudden” bear market (09/23/2011)

Market Bulletin 121: Canadian REITs may be vulnerable to rising recession risks(09/16/2011)

Market Bulletin 120: Stress indicators suggest rising fears impact of potential Greece default may mirror Lehman fallout in 2008(09/09/2011)

Market Bulletin 119: US employment numbers disappoint yet again (09/02/2011)

Market Bulletin 118: Storm Watch (08/26/2011)

Market Bulletin 117: Markets experienced extreme bouts of volatility (08/19/2011)

Market Bulletin 116: Some market insights based on recent developments (08/10/2011)

Market Bulletin 115: Market plunge precipitated by plethora of factors (08/05/2011)

Market Bulletin 114: Look beyond the brinkmanship on the US debt-ceiling issue (07/29/2011)

Market Bulletin 113: Upcoming earnings reports from Canadian bellwether stocks (07/22/2011)

Market Bulletin 112: If gold has more room to run, gold equities will outperform (07/15/2011)

Market Bulletin 111: Jobs reports suggest no time like the present for adjusting portfolios (07/08/2011)

Market Bulletin 110: No shortage of excitement in Q2 (06/30/2011)

Market Bulletin 109: Contagion concern not apparent in stress indicators (06/24/2011)

Market Bulletin 108: Superior Plus may be at risk of lowering dividends in second of 2011 (06/17/11)

Market Bulletin 107: Earnings misses and dividend cuts lie ahead (06/10/11)

Market Bulletin 106: Jobs report underscores soft spell in US economy (06/03/11)

Market Bulletin 105: Rotation from cyclical to defensive sectors evident in one-month performance of TSX (05/27/11)

Market Bulletin 104: US indexes outperforming TSX so far this year (05/20/11)

Market Bulletin 103: Nebulous fears mean market sentiment may “turn on a dime”(05/13/11)

Market Bulletin 102: Commodity retreat signals more volatility ahead”(05/13/11)

Market Bulletin 101: “Sell in May and go away” still a valid investment premise”(04/29/11)

Market Bulletin 100: “Position portfolios as S&P downgrades US long-term rating outlook”(04/21/11)

Market Bulletin 99: Investors in an unforgiving mood(04/15/11)

Market Bulletin 98: A good time to prefer Preferreds(04/8/11)

Market Bulletin 97: Improving US jobs numbers ensure great start to quarter(04/1/11)

Market Bulletin 96: Don’t be fooled by record seven-day drop in volatility(03/25/11)

Market Bulletin 95: Strategy & Sector Outlook in the aftermath of the Japanese disaster(03/18/11)

Market Bulletin 94: Two years and counting(03/11/11)

Market Bulletin 93: US jobs numbers take backseat to soaring fuel & food costs(03/04/11)

Market Bulletin 92: Key takeaways from this week’s volatility(02/25/11)

Market Bulletin 91: Dividend “Aristocrats” trounce market indexes over past decade(02/18/11)

Market Bulletin 90: Consider US dividend payers for diversified portfolios(02/11/11)

Market Bulletin 89: Very few surprises in today’s jobs reports(02/04/11)

Market Bulletin 88: Spectre of growing unrest in Middle East... (01/28/11)

Market Bulletin 87: China’s Commodity Clout(01/21/11)

Market Bulletin 86: Bottom-fishing on the TSX-60 (01/14/11)

Market Bulletin 85: December jobs reports cap mixed year for employment (01/07/11)

Market Bulletin 84: Ten...Factors to Watch in 2011 (12/31/10)

Market Bulletin 83: Sectors and stocks that outperformed in 2010 (12/23/10)

Market Bulletin 82: Gold/Silver ratio approaching 25 year lows (12/17/10)

Market Bulletin 81: A discussion of our 2011 Outlook (12/10/10)

Market Bulletin 80: Not much traction in jobs reports (12/03/10)

Market Bulletin 79: Why the Greenback rallies ... (11/26/10)

Market Bulletin 78: Rebound in M&A activity ... (11/19/10)

Market Bulletin 77: Resurgence of concerns may cap TSX (11/12/10)

Market Bulletin 76: Looking beyond the headline jobs... (11/05/10)

Market Bulletin 75: Calm before the storm for the TSX? (10/29/10)

Market Bulletin 74: Few surprises in BoC's Monetary Policy Report (10/22/10)

Market Bulletin 73: Powering to Parity... (10/15/10)

Market Bulletin 72: Simmering currency tensions... (10/08/10)

Market Bulletin 71: Two factors that may imply limited upside... (10/01/10)

Market Bulletin 70: CAD employment rebounds... (09/10/10)

Market Bulletin 69: September surge increases odds... (09/17/10)

Market Bulletin 68: CAD employment rebounds... (09/10/10)

Market Bulletin 67: Feeble excuses for a strong rally (09/03/10)

Market Bulletin 66: Why we...prefer blue-chip...(08/27/10)

Market Bulletin 65: Misery loves company (08/20/10)

Market Bulletin 64: Markets to follow seasonal patterns (08/13/10)

Market Bulletin 63: Job loss in July belies strength...(08/06/10)

Market Bulletin 62: Slowing growth justifies...caution (07/30/10)

Market Bulletin 61: Senior Gold Production Growth (07/23/10)

Market Bulletin 60: Where's the gold? (07/16/10)

Market Bulletin 59: Trade update for Shaw (07/09/10)

Market Bulletin 58: US payroll numbers confirm...(07/02/10)

Market Bulletin 57: TSX group performance...(06/25/10)

Market Bulletin 56: Forecasts for rate hikes in Canada...(06/18/10)

Market Bulletin 55: Don't be tempted by BP's... yield (06/11/10)

Market Bulletin 54: Huge divergence in CAD and US jobs...(06/04/10)

Market Bulletin 53: How many shares of Goldman Sachs... (05/28/10)

Market Bulletin 52: Stick with the dividend payers (05/21/10)

Market Bulletin 51: Markets crumble as euro breaches...(05/14/10)

Market Bulletin 50: Renewed market turmoil...(05/07/10)

Market Bulletin 49: Gold charting its own course (04/30/10)

Market Bulletin 48: Tough choices inevitable (04/23/10)

Market Bulletin 47: Fallout from the Goldman bombshell (04/16/10)

Market Bulletin 46: Canadian jobs numbers fall short... (04/09/10)

Market Bulletin 45: An Apples-to-Lemons Comparison (04/01/10)

Market Bulletin 44: US economic recovery should...(03/26/10)

Market Bulletin 43: Canadian rate hikes on the way? (03/19/10)

Market Bulletin 42: Ten years after Nasdaq 5,000 (03/12/10)

Market Bulletin 41: US payroll numbers confirm ...(03/05/10)

Market Bulletin 40: Gold and euro may diverge if...(02/26/10)

Market Bulletin 39: Markets take unexpected...rate hike...(02/19/10)

Market Bulletin 38: Effect of overseas problems...(02/12/10)

Market Bulletin 37: Payroll numbers indicate...recovery (02/05/10)

Market Bulletin 36: A much-needed correction (01/29/10)

Market Bulletin 35: How Big is "too big (to fail)"? (01/22/10)

Market Bulletin 34: Why we prefer div paying blue-chips over... (01/15/10)

Market Bulletin 33: December jobs radically different (01/08/10)

Market Bulletin 32: The end of a turbulent decade (12/31/09)

Market Bulletin 31: Sovereign risk:  the other shoe to drop? (12/18/09)

Market Bulletin 30: Crude Oil/Nat Gas spread down 50% (12/11/09)

Market Bulletin 29: US jobs data  ... recession may be over (12/04/09)

Market Bulletin 28: Dubai-induced drubbing may be short (11/27/09)

Market Bulletin 27: Provident Energy Trust - Trade Updates (11/13/09)

Market Bulletin 26: Unemployment ...caution is justified (11/06/09) 

Market Bulletin 25: October's "tempest in a teapot" ...(10/30/09)

Market Bulletin 24: Takeover speculation ignites...on Harvest (10/23/09)

Market Bulletin 23: PVE.UN Buy Recommendation (10/16/09)

Market Bulletin 22: Caution warranted on gold stocks (10/09/09) 

Market Bulletin 21: Long-overdue decline may present buy op (10/02/09) 

Market Bulletin 20: The weight of lofty expectiations (09/25/09)

Market Bulletin 19: Nat gas surge shrinks spread with crude (09/18/09)

Market Bulletin 18: Unusual volatility in natural gas may ... (09/11/09)

Market Bulletin 17: TSX Gold index outpaces gold's rise (09/04/09)

Market Bulletin 16: Crude Oil/Nat Gas Spread at extreme ...(08/21/09)

Market Bulletin 15: Surprise drop in US consumer confidence (08/14/09)

Market Bulletin 14: Caution warranted as risk appetite surges (08/07/09)

Market Bulletin 13: Gold poised to test support at C$1,000 (07/30/09)

Market Bulletin 12: Weighing the risks of a double-dip ... (07/24/07)

Market Bulletin 11: Investors turn discerning ... (07/17/09)

Market Bulletin 10: Searching for direction (07/03/09)

Market Bulletin 9: Staying neutral on gold stocks ... (07/03/09)

Market Bulletin 8: As exceptional quarter ends, buy .... (06/26/09)

Market Bulletin 7: Priced for perfection - Part I (06/16/09)

Market Bulletin 6: Crude Oil / Nat Gas spread looking toppish (06/12/09)

Market Bulletin 5: Surging loonie could affect Q2 earnings (06/05/09)

Market Bulletin 4: Take the money and run ... (05/29/09)

Market Bulletin 3: Time to pay the piper ... (05/22/09)

Market Bulletin 2: Stressed out! (05/15/09)

Market Bulletin 1: Market analysis - Too far too fast? (05/08/09)

Research Reports & Presentations

12/20/11: 2012 Outlook & Portfolio Strategy - Presentation

12/16/11: Investment Strategy - 2012 Outlook & Portfolio Strategy

09/21/11: Barbell Strategy

04/06/11: Investment Strategy - Outlook & Portfolio Strategy – Quarterly Update

12/10/10: Investment Strategy - 2011 Outlook & Portfolio Strategy

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