Bloomberg ran a piece by Maciej Onoszko regarding the Canadian term spread: The premium investors demand to hold 30-year bonds over two-year securities shrank to as little as 82 basis points this month, the least …
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September 18, 2017
HIMIPref™ Preferred IndicesThese values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ IndicesValues are provisional and are finalized monthly Index MeanCurrentYield(at bid) MedianYTW MedianAverageTradingValue MedianMod Dur(YTW) Issues Day’s Perf. Index Value Ratchet 0.00 % 0.00 …
September 14, 2017
HIMIPref™ Preferred IndicesThese values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ IndicesValues are provisional and are finalized monthly Index MeanCurrentYield(at bid) MedianYTW MedianAverageTradingValue MedianMod Dur(YTW) Issues Day’s Perf. Index Value Ratchet 0.00 % 0.00 …
September 13, 2017
The Toronto Stock Exchange is persnickety about listed companies’ dividend declarations: When Declaring Dividends or Distributions 1. Provide notice to TSX as soon as the dividend/distribution has been declared and at least seven (7) trading …
September 12, 2017
HIMIPref™ Preferred IndicesThese values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ IndicesValues are provisional and are finalized monthly Index MeanCurrentYield(at bid) MedianYTW MedianAverageTradingValue MedianMod Dur(YTW) Issues Day’s Perf. Index Value Ratchet 0.00 % 0.00 …
September 11, 2017
The BoC has had a look at Canadian bond trading: Technology, risk tolerance and regulation may influence dealers to reduce their trading as principals (using their own balance sheets for sales and purchases of securities) …
September 8, 2017
Drones seem to be working well in Rwanda: The San Francisco-based robotics company is called Zipline, and it introduced a fleet of medical delivery drones into Rwanda early this year. The drones delivered blood to …
September 7, 2017
HIMIPref™ Preferred IndicesThese values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ IndicesValues are provisional and are finalized monthly Index MeanCurrentYield(at bid) MedianYTW MedianAverageTradingValue MedianMod Dur(YTW) Issues Day’s Perf. Index Value Ratchet 0.00 % 0.00 …
September 6, 2017
A strong day today in the wake of the BoC rate hike. PerpetualDiscounts now yield 5.35%, equivalent to 6.96% interest at the standard equivalency factor of 1.3x. Long corporates now yield a little less than …
BoC Hikes Overnight Rate 25bp; Prime Follows
The Bank of Canada has announced: The Bank of Canada is raising its target for the overnight rate to 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate …