22 May

Canada’s Interest Rates Could Be Cut to Zero Says Fidelity’s Wolf

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Posted by: Kimberly Walker

    • by Jamie Henry | 22 May 2015

David Wolf of Fidelity Investments says that the Bank of Canada may end up slashing interest rates to zero in the next 6 to 18 months. With oil prices showing more strength and the Canadian dollar increasing its value, Wolf says the non-energy exports that governor Stephen Poloz wants to grow may struggle. Speaking at a Bloomberg conference in Toronto Mr Wolf said he was not expecting a recession in Canada but “I’m sure thinking sluggish growth.” 

14 May

Why Are Bond Yields Rising? Will Mortgage Rates Follow?

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Posted by: Kimberly Walker

Why Are Bond Yields Rising? Will Mortgage Rates Follow?

Bond markets have tanked in the past several weeks, driving yields upward. Hundreds of billions of dollars have been wiped out in global bond markets. Ten-year government bond yields in Canada have risen 50 basis points (bps) in the past month as Treasury yields have jumped 32 bps. The rate increases in sovereign European bonds have been even greater, up roughly 60 bps for core Europe, albeit from extremely low levels. At today’s postings, 10-year Government of Canada bonds (GOCs) yields are at about 1.80% while 10-year Treasuries are at 2.24%.