March 26, 2025

Canada heads to the polls amid trade war uncertainty with US

(23 March 2025)  Canada has been navigating through some rough waters lately.  The Liberal government under Justin Trudeau was caught off-guard by the imposition of steep tariffs by the Trump administration in January.  Over the past two months, the US tariffs on Canadian-made steel, aluminum and oil has created an atmosphere of chaos as Trump's various deadlines come and go with only some of the tariffs actually being implemented.  While Trump has only followed through on some these threats, Canada has nevertheless imposed retaliatory tariffs on the US.  More ominously, Trump has been talking up his desire to make Canada the 51st state through economic attrition or annexation. This has created an existential crisis which has unsettled most Canadians,...

Evaluating the Saturn-Rahu conjunction; Transit outlook for March 24-28

(23 March 2025)  Markets bounced back last week following the Mercury retrograde station on Saturday, March 15.  This reversal confirmed our thesis that Mercury...

Research study: Mercury retrograde and the stock market, Part 2

Continued from Part 1 (16 March 2025)  Synopsis: While Part 1 of this study showed a modest negative correlation between Mercury retrograde and the stock...

Can US markets extend the rebound? Transits for Week of 17 March 2025

(16 March 2025)  This week we will see if Friday's stock market rally was just an oversold bounce or the start of something more...

US stocks sell-off on Trump recession comments

(10 March 2025)  US markets tumbled again Monday after President Trump suggested in an interview that a recession was possible this year.  Markets have...

Trump gets a double dose of Saturn; Transits for Week of 10 March 2025

(9 March 2025)  The initial transit focus this week will be on Venus retrograde and its conjunction with Mercury in sidereal Pisces.  Mercury itself...

Research study: Mercury retrograde and the stock market, Part 1

(6 March 2025)  Synopsis: This study measures the effect of Mercury retrograde on the stock market.  Despite the negative connotation to the Mercury retrograde...

Transit Outlook — Week of 3 March 2025; Venus turns retrograde

(2 March 2025)  The key transit this week may well be Venus retrograde.  Venus stationed retrograde on Saturday, March 1 at 16 degrees of...

Trump clashes with Zelenskiy in Oval Office

(2 March 2025)  President Donald Trump's campaign promise of peace in Ukraine went off the rails on Friday as he clashed openly with Ukrainian...

Transit Outlook — Week of 24 February 2025

(23 February 2025)  The transit picture this week will feature several important alignments.  Mars stations direct on Sunday evening (EST) Feb 23 and will...

Research study: Venus retrograde and the stock market, Part 2

Continued from Part 1 (Synopsis: This analysis suggests the Venus retrograde station often signals a change in the prevailing stock market trend whereby prices reverse...

Research study: Venus retrograde and the stock market, Part 1

(Synopsis: This analysis suggests the Venus retrograde station often signals a change in the prevailing stock market trend whereby prices reverse from negative to...

Transit Outlook — Week of 17 February 2025

(16 February 2025)  The transits this week reflect the approaching planetary stations of Mars and Venus.  Mars is due to end its current retrograde...

Transit Outlook — Week of 10 February 2025

(9 February 2025)  The planets this week look a bit unsettled.  Key in this respect are the early week square alignments of the Sun...

Mars and the Trump tariffs; transit outlook for week of 3 February 2025

(2 February 2025)  The transits this week look very active and energized.  Mars will be front and center as it aspects both the Sun...

Research study: the Venus-Rahu conjunction and the stock market

(26 January 2025) One of the strengths of Vedic astrology is its clarity of terms and definitions. Each planet and house has a specific...

Trump Inauguration; Transits for the week of 20 January 2025

(19 January 2025)  All eyes will be on Washington, DC this week as Donald Trump is sworn-in as the 47th president of the United...

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