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February 17, 2022
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Preferred Share Commentary | April 2022
Jeff Herold
The preferred share market dropped sharply during April in illiquid trading conditions. Investment dealers reported the selling pressure appeared to be coming from retail investors, as there was relatively little block trading involved in the selloff. Institutional investors appeared to step back from buying until prices stabilized. The selling occurred directly through sales of individual […]
Read MoreBond Commentary | April 2022
Jeff Herold
The bond market continued to sell off in April as inflationary pressures pushed higher and the Bank of Canada raised its overnight interest rate by 50 basis points. This was the second rate hike by the Bank of Canada in as many months and its first increase of that magnitude since May 2000. The U.S. […]
Read MoreStock Markets ‘Take Off the Training Wheels’ as Rates Rise
John Zechner
There was ‘no place to hide’ for financial markets in April as stocks, bonds, preferred shares, commodities and crypto currencies all succumbed to the most aggressive selling pressure seen since the early days of the pandemic. In the U.S., the S&P500 had its worst month since the onset of Covid over two years ago, as […]
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