treasury bonds – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 02 May 2024 20:20:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 2021 GIC coverage: How institutional investors can use fixed income amid low yields https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/fixed-income/2021-gic-coverage-how-institutional-investors-can-use-fixed-income-amid-low-yields/ Tue, 09 Nov 2021 11:55:31 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=109132 Despite the low-yield environment, fixed income continues to play an important role for institutional investors looking to make their portfolios work harder in a risk-controlled fashion, said Jeffrey Moore, a portfolio manager at Fidelity Investments Inc., during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2021 Global Investment Conference. “For the bond market to hurt, there needs […]

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]]> Fed sees dim economic outlook as virus squeezes economy https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/fed-sees-dim-economic-outlook-as-virus-squeezes-economy/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/fed-sees-dim-economic-outlook-as-virus-squeezes-economy/#respond Thu, 30 Jul 2020 03:33:33 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/fed-sees-dim-economic-outlook-as-virus-squeezes-economy/ Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Wednesday that the viral epidemic is endangering the modest economic recovery that followed a collapse in hiring and spending this spring. As a result, he said, the Fed plans to keep interest rates pinned near zero well into the future. That faltering economy, pressured by a resurgence of the […]

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