U.S. markets – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 17 May 2024 19:40:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Canadian annuity prices show asymmetrical response to interest rate shifts: experts https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/canadian-annuity-prices-show-asymmetrical-response-to-interest-rate-shifts-experts/ Tue, 04 Jul 2023 13:00:32 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=140460 Canadian annuity prices have an asymmetrical response to changing interest rates, making it more expensive to de-risk defined benefit pension plans shortly after rates rise, according to new research. “In Canada, annuity providers are prompt when it comes to raising prices when interest rates go down and slower when interest rates go up,” says Mark […]

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]]> Fed lowers interest rate for first time since 2008 https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/fed-lowers-interest-rate-for-first-time-since-2008/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/fed-lowers-interest-rate-for-first-time-since-2008/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2019 06:15:56 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/fed-lowers-interest-rate-for-first-time-since-2008/ While many indicators point to the relative health of the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve is lowering the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to a range of two to 2.25 per cent. This marks the first rate cut since 2008. “Markets weren’t surprised,” says Dec Mullarkey, managing director at […]

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