{"id":40048,"date":"2020-01-02T23:25:23","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T04:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=40048"},"modified":"2020-01-02T23:25:23","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T04:25:23","slug":"january-2-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=40048","title":{"rendered":"January 2, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With every New Year, my long-held dream of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/windsor\/michigan-food-delivery-robots-1.5410431\">4am food deliveries draws nearer<\/a>!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A Michigan company that makes self-driving food delivery vehicles will begin testing them out in Ann Arbor in January with patrons from four restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>Ann Arbor-based Refraction AI makes the REV, an autonomous robot that&#8217;s five feet (1.5 meters) tall, with wheels and a fuselage that can hold delivery bags. The company will begin using its REVs on Jan. 3 to make meal deliveries from four restaurants to a test group of 300 customers in downtown Ann Arbor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Canadian preferred share volume was very low today, but we&#8217;ll see what next week brings (tomorrow doesn&#8217;t count)!<\/p>\n<table border='1'>\n<tr>\n<td colspan='8'><strong>HIMIPref&trade; Preferred Indices<br \/>These values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref&trade; Indices<\/strong><br \/>Values are provisional and are finalized monthly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Index<\/td>\n<td>Mean<br \/>Current<br \/>Yield<br \/>(at bid)<\/td>\n<td>Median<br \/>YTW<\/td>\n<td>Median<br \/>Average<br \/>Trading<br \/>Value<\/td>\n<td>Median<br \/>Mod Dur<br \/>(YTW)<\/td>\n<td>Issues<\/td>\n<td>Day&#8217;s Perf.<\/td>\n<td>Index Value<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ratchet<\/td>\n<td>0.00 %<\/td>\n<td>0.00 %<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.00<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>-0.3073 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%<\/td>\n<td>3,046.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>5.27 %<\/td>\n<td>5.36 %<\/td>\n<td>69,500<\/td>\n<td>14.86<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>-0.0287 %<\/td>\n<td>3,285.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>5.48 %<\/td>\n<td>5.77 %<\/td>\n<td>204,186<\/td>\n<td>14.23<\/td>\n<td>64<\/td>\n<td>0.0192 %<\/td>\n<td>2,168.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>5.17 %<\/td>\n<td>5.28 %<\/td>\n<td>68,398<\/td>\n<td>14.89<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>-0.1981 %<\/td>\n<td>3,227.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FloatingReset<\/td>\n<td>6.04 %<\/td>\n<td>6.07 %<\/td>\n<td>85,587<\/td>\n<td>13.70<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>0.9289 %<\/td>\n<td>2,550.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset Prem<\/td>\n<td>5.07 %<\/td>\n<td>3.46 %<\/td>\n<td>138,661<\/td>\n<td>1.54<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>-0.0460 %<\/td>\n<td>2,646.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset Bank Non<\/td>\n<td>1.93 %<\/td>\n<td>3.66 %<\/td>\n<td>65,736<\/td>\n<td>2.01<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>0.2450 %<\/td>\n<td>2,737.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n<td>5.32 %<\/td>\n<td>5.73 %<\/td>\n<td>143,820<\/td>\n<td>14.25<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>-0.0268 %<\/td>\n<td>2,203.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table border='1'>\n<tr>\n<td colspan='4'><strong>Performance Highlights<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Issue<\/td>\n<td>Index<\/td>\n<td>Change<\/td>\n<td>Notes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>HSE.PR.E<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-3.67 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-02<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 18.35<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 18.35<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 7.22 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BIP.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-2.64 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-02<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 20.30<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.30<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.49 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IFC.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n<td>1.04 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-02<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 14.55<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 14.55<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.89 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NA.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>1.08 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-02<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 19.73<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.73<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.89 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BNS.PR.I<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>1.12 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-02<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 19.90<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.90<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.49 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TRP.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>1.18 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-02<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 18.82<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 18.82<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.19 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>HSE.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>1.22 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-02<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 12.45<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 12.45<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.76 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IAF.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n<td>1.31 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-02<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 19.40<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.40<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.74 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TRP.PR.F<\/td>\n<td>FloatingReset<\/td>\n<td>1.49 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2050-01-02<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 14.33<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 14.33<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.33 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table border='1'>\n<tr>\n<td colspan='4'><strong>Volume 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