bond purchase program – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:02:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 What can we expect from fixed-income returns in 2021? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/fixed-income/what-can-we-expect-from-fixed-income-returns-in-2021/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/fixed-income/what-can-we-expect-from-fixed-income-returns-in-2021/#respond Thu, 28 Jan 2021 05:24:54 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/what-can-we-expect-from-fixed-income-returns-in-2021/ This time last year, the FTSE Canadian universe bond index was yielding a paltry 2.3 per cent and few, if any, anticipated how strong fixed-income returns would be in 2020. Over the year, the index returned 8.7 per cent due to a significant drop in interest rates in the first half as the Bank of […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/fixed-income/what-can-we-expect-from-fixed-income-returns-in-2021/feed/ 0 Inflation slump in Europe could presage more stimulus https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/inflation-slump-in-europe-could-presage-more-stimulus/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/inflation-slump-in-europe-could-presage-more-stimulus/#respond Fri, 02 Oct 2020 03:37:20 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/inflation-slump-in-europe-could-presage-more-stimulus/ Annual inflation in the 19-country eurozone sagged further below zero in September, bolstering expectations that the European Central Bank will add to its emergency stimulus efforts to help cushion the impact of the pandemic on the economy. The consumer price index was down 0.3 per cent in September, even lower than the minus 0.2 per […]

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