Preferred shares? There’s drone news to report! Dubai has tested a Chinese prototype of a self-driving hover-taxi, its transport authority said on Monday, with the aim of introducing the aerial vehicle in the emirate by …
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February 10, 2017
McJobs, McJobs, McJobs! Data released Friday show a labor market that’s finally beginning to create new jobs, while at the same time offering little evidence that’s translating into higher incomes for workers as wage growth …
February 9, 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 …
February 8, 2017
PerpetualDiscounts now yield 5.22%, equivalent to 6.79% interest at the standard equivalency factor of 1.3x. Long corporates now yield about 4.0%, so the pre-tax interest-equivalent spread (in this context, the “Seniority Spread”) is now about …
January 31, 2017
Another month draws to a close, with TXPR up 4.05% since year-end. That, together with the appalling January of 2016 dropping out of the trailing twelve months, means that TXPR has achieved a +24.23% total …
January 30, 2017
Here’s a video about using drones as part of lifeguarding. I understand that the St. Bernard Mountain Dog Union is very concerned about the potential of lost employment due to technology and has made a …
January 27, 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 3.95 % 4.69 …
January 26, 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 3.97 % 4.74 …
January 25, 2017
A hot day for FixedResets, perhaps due to a 5bp increase in the GOC-5 yield. PerpetualDiscounts now yield 5.23%, equivalent to 6.80% interest at the standard equivalency factor of 1.3x. Long corporates now yield about …
January 24, 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 4.03 % 4.82 …