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Market Action

March 14, 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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March 13, 2024

PerpetualDiscounts now yield 6.68%, equivalent to 8.68% interest at the standard equivalency factor of 1.3x. Long corporates yielded 5.03% on 2024-3-13 so there’s no need to adjust for market movement. Therefore, the pre-tax interest-equivalent spread …

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March 12, 2024

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan had a really bad year due to market timing: Teachers fell short of the 8.7-per-cent benchmark it uses to measure its own performance, as losses on real estate and infrastructure dragged …

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March 11, 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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March 8, 2024

Jobs, jobs, jobs! Employers added 275,000 jobs in February, the Labor Department reported Friday, in another month that exceeded expectations. It was the third straight month of gains above 200,000, and the 38th consecutive month …

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March 7, 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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March 6, 2024

No surprises from the BoC: The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at 5%, with the Bank Rate at 5¼% and the deposit rate at 5%. The Bank is continuing …

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March 5, 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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March 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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