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Where There’s Smoke: The Risk of a Negative Rate Reality
When it comes to something as once-unthinkable as negative rates, it’s best to be prepared and consider the investment ramifications.
How Far Will the Fed Go?
The U.S. central bank has plenty of ammunition left in the fight to limit the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Policymakers and Coronavirus: Why More Stimulus is On the Way
The economic damage of the COVID-19 pandemic is already apparent; only moving with prompt and overwhelming force will prevent a more severe outcome.
Go Longer, Be Safer
Why having a strategic allocation to long-term government bonds can benefit investors in times of market turmoil.
The Bank of Canada’s Next Move and Its Potential Impact on Canadian Bonds
The Bank of Canada (BoC) has been standing pat on interest rates for more than a year, but that may be set to change.
The bond bear market at an impasse
Government bond yields have rebounded in January following a year-end decline that pushed them down…
The mathematics of a growing debt load
Why borrowing costs can’t climb significantly higher without causing a potential recession.
3 reasons to consider convertible bonds
A well-rounded fixed income portfolio may help mitigate the risk of potentially higher rates.
Flattening of the U.S. Yield curve – precursor of a looming U.S. recession?
The yield curve compares short government bond yields (anywhere from the Fed Funds rate to…