Bond Yields

There’s a lot of talk in the business press about the possibility that the Federal Reserve (the American central bank) will raise rates in the coming months. If it does raise rates, how will this affect … Read More

Investors who are looking for fixed-income exposure have a variety of options available to them. For people interested in safer fixed income offerings in Canada, there are a few choices.

Bonds or fixed-income investments have some good attributes. They’re often safer than stocks—which can be very volatile—and they provide a steady stream of interest payments.

We live in a low-interest rate world. As such, finding the best returns for your money is increasingly important. If you’re not going to make a huge return on your savings, you might as well go … Read More

In our previous post, we talked about the relationship between bond prices and market interest rates. The Coles Notes version: when interest rates rise, bond prices fall and vice versa. For Canadians who own publicly traded … Read More

When most people think about financial markets being like a roller coaster, they probably have the stock market in mind. But the bond market also has its ups and downs, even if they’re rarely as pronounced … Read More

Flickr: rlinger Back in November, “selfie” was crowned the word of the year for 2013 by Oxford Dictionaries. Of course, it’s a term that has significant mainstream appeal so the honour makes sense. Had there been a … Read More

Banks raise ‘special discounted’ fixed mortgage rates – Toronto Star Over the last week, several major Canadian banks have raised their fixed mortgage rates. Rate increases have actually been occurring for several weeks now, but this … Read More

At the beginning of the month, we shed some light on the rise of 5-year Government of Canada (GoC) benchmark bond yields over the last few months. This time, we’ll highlight 3-year GoC benchmark bond yields … Read More

For the second week in a row, 5-year Government of Canada (GoC) bond yields fell, starting last Monday at 1.65% and finishing at 1.57% for an eight basis point drop. GoC bond yields influence fixed mortgage … Read More