Insights

While it may not be as clear as leaves falling off trees in Fall, seasonality still exists in the bond market, and patterns can be observed from one quarter to another.

The Bank of Canada set in motion a wild repricing of Canadian yields as they got undeniably more hawkish at their October meeting.

Once upon a time, the bond roll down provided just that. The roll down allows buy-and-hold investors to generate gains beyond just the coupon on their bonds. Under a normal (that is, upward-sloping) yield curve, as longer bonds age, they are discounted using a lower rate as they come down the yield curve. For example, […]

In the fourth quarter of 2019, there were 35,155 consumer insolvency filings, according to Canada’s Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy. That’s the highest since 2010 and about 5,000 shy of the record reached in the third quarter of 2009. For the full year, over 137,000 Canadians declared bankruptcy, 9.5% more than the previous year […]