Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed its triple-A rating of Canada, with a stable outlook.
In a painting by Van Gogh, distortion is interesting. In the world of fixed income, a rearranged landscape is unsettling—especially when the interplay of policy and markets keeps changing the picture.
Russell Investments Canada Ltd. has launched the Russell Global Unconstrained Bond Pool.
iShares has launched a new exchange-traded fund.
It’s hard to pick up a newspaper without someone referencing the fact that many stock markets are at their all-time highs. The S&P 500 Index surpassed its previous record level of approximately 1,500 in 2013 and is near the 2,000 mark, while the Canadian stock market, the S&P TSX Composite Index, is trading well above 15,000. Sounds good, right?
During the darkest days of the 2008/09 financial crisis, emerging market fixed income showed surprising resilience. From Poland to Mexico to South Korea, local-currency debt markets survived the storm relatively unscathed, buttressed by strong local institutions and sound policy decisions.
The Government of Canada has sold $1 billion in 50-year bonds.
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Canada’s equity market is strong, particularly in the three biggest sectors: financials, materials and energy sectors.
The Government of Canada has successfully issued $1.5 billion in 50-year bonds.