Lots of demand for Treasuries: Even with the end of unprecedented bond purchases from the Federal Reserve, demand for U.S. Treasuries looks as strong as ever. Investors submitted bids for $5.54 trillion of government debt …
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MAPF Portfolio Composition: October 2014
Turnover slowed in October to about 5%. There is extreme segmentation in the marketplace, with OSFI’s NVCC rule changes in February 2011 having had the effect of splitting the formerly relatively homogeneous Straight Perpetual class …
October 31, 2014
Tapering, schmapering. Liquidity is now Made in Japan: U.S. stocks jumped, sending benchmark indexes to records, as an unexpected boost in stimulus from the Bank of Japan spurred optimism in the global economy.…The Standard & …
October 30, 2014
This sounds like a good programme: Unemployed (USURTOT) and pregnant with her second child in late 2013, Shantel Burris knew she needed to make a change. In a year, the 24-year-old went from jobless benefits …
October 29, 2014
The FOMC is feeling a little more cheerful: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September suggests that economic activity is expanding at a moderate pace. Labor market conditions improved somewhat further, …
October 28, 2014
Nothing happened today. It was a modestly good day for the Canadian preferred share market, with PerpetualDiscounts and DeemedRetractibles both up 5bp and FixedResets winning 9bp. Volatility was modest. Volume was very low. HIMIPref™ Preferred …
October 27, 2014
There is muttering that increased regulation has not only deliquified the corporate market but that the Treasury market is also suffering: It was still early in the New York trading day on Oct. 15 and …
October 24, 2014
Amidst all the problems facing the world today, it’s very nice to see that the US National Institute of Health is funding some vital research: Training minority scientists, improving mentoring, and adjusting university enrollment processes …
LCS.PR.A Added to HIMIPref™ Database
As previously discussed, LCS.PR.A approved a term extension to April 29, 2019, last spring, together with a big fat dividend of 0.575 p.a., paid quarterly. At that time, Brompton also clearly signalled its intent to …
October 23, 2014
It would appear that Parakeet Poluz was instructed to say some upleasant things at Wednesday’s aborted press conference: Our outlook for the global economy continues to show stronger momentum in 2015 and 2016, but the …