Any move would be subject to favourable market conditions, the government says
Bonds have shown to be the best non-correlated assets and offer better potential offset to stock market losses than other asset classes
Corporate bond website now includes all corporate debt trades by all IIROC-regulated firms
It’s tougher to trade bonds these days. Liquidity has dried up, the result of reforms that began in the fall-out of the 2008-09 global financial crisis. The lack of liquidity has expanded spreads and reduced yields on fresh, heavily traded bonds. For the vast mountain of old bonds and small bond issues that seldom trade, […]
New report suggests that global banks will issue about the same volume of CoCos as they did in 2016
The credit rating agency forecasts that the U.S. speculative-grade default rate will decline to 3.0% over the coming 12 months
Interest rates reflect many things, but, generally, in the bond world, they frame risks of inflation and default. With the perceived risk of higher rates in the U.S., already among the highest for developed nations, financial advisors and their clients are shifting away from U.S. federal debt and into corporate debt. The Canadian market is […]
The Solactive Canadian bond universe TR index includes investment-grade corporate or government bonds that have a minimum maturity of 12 monhts
Fees for government securities dealers under the new model apply starting on Saturday and the fees for other dealers will begin July 1
The near-term prospects for a significant rise in inflation, which would push bond yields upward, are dim. But if inflation rises before real-return bonds (RRB) reach the middle of their term to maturity or beyond, they will be profitable; indeed, present prices for RRBs then will seem cheap. Investment in RRBs is a macroeconomic speculation […]