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July 11, 2024

So, there was good inflation news from the US: Inflation in the United States cooled in June for a third straight month, a sign the worst price spike in four decades is steadily fading and …

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July 10, 2024

I’ve updated the EQB LRCN post again. PerpetualDiscounts now yield 6.52%, equivalent to 8.48% interest at the standard equivalency factor of 1.3x. Long corporates yielded 5.12% on 2024-6-30 (sic! That was a Sunday. I am …

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July 9, 2024

The EQB LRCNs were issued today: On July 9, 2024, EQB issued $150 million of Capital Notes that mature on October 31, 2084, and will have an initial five-year fixed rate of 8%. See the …

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July 8, 2024

My generation’s epitaph will be “well, we didn’t raise taxes!“: Set atop a hill on the Italian island of Sicily, Agrigento is a heritage tourist’s paradise. Beneath the archaeological structures and relics of its Valley …

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July 5, 2024

Jobs, jobs, jobs! Employers delivered another solid month of hiring in June, the Labor Department reported on Friday, adding 206,000 jobs in the 42nd consecutive month of job growth. At the same time, the unemployment …

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July 4, 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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July 3, 2024

PerpetualDiscounts now yield 6.59%, equivalent to 8.57% interest at the standard equivalency factor of 1.3x. Long corporates yielded 4.97% on 2024-6-24 and since then the closing price of ZLC has changed from 15.21 to 14.79, …

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July 2, 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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June 28, 2024

TXPR closed at 599.23, up 1.16% on the day. Volume today was 1.25-million, third-lowest of the past 21 trading days. CPD closed at 11.82, up 0.60% on the day. Volume was 40,350, lowest of the …

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