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December 27, 2024

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 …

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December 24, 2024

Merry Christmas, everybody! PerpetualDiscounts now yield 6.13%, equivalent to 7.97% interest at the standard equivalency factor of 1.3x. Long corporates yielded 4.61% on 2024-12-24. Therefore, the pre-tax interest-equivalent spread (in this context, the “Seniority Spread”) …

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December 23, 2024

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 …

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December 20, 2024

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 …

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December 19, 2024

Whoosh! Bonds got hammered today: Economic data Thursday was in sync with the Fed’s view, with weekly initial jobless claims falling more than expected while gross domestic product for the third quarter was revised to …

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December 17, 2024

Canadian inflation numbers came out today: Here are some highlights from Tuesday’s report: Core inflation is showing some mixed signals. On a three-month annualized basis, the Bank of Canada’s preferred measures of core inflation – …

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December 11, 2024

Another good solid day for TXPR, which gained 0.32% and set a new 52-week high despite (because of?) the BoC policy easing. HIMIPref™ Preferred IndicesThese values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref™ IndicesValues …

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December 10, 2024

The Canadian preferred share market continued to show strength – up 0.41% today after setting a new 52-week high – aided by renewed murmers of a potential TD.PF.C redemption. It’s a very odd market: there …

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December 9, 2024

Straight Perpetuals did well today, presumably due to the L.PR.B redemption. 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 …

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December 6, 2024

Jobs, jobs, jobs! Job creation bounced back in November after disruptions from storms and a major strike, reinforcing a picture of modest employment expansion over the past several months. The U.S. economy added 227,000 jobs, …

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