Author Archives: Danielle Park

With bond yields rising since last summer, the U.S 30 year mortgage rate moved above 4% this month,  up more than 1.25% over the past year. In Canada, the popular 5-year fixed-term conventional mortgage rate has been climbing too, today … Continue reading →

Cash levels remain low as markets move into liquidation mode, and selling has been broad-based. While it’s typical for corporate bond prices to fall with equities, government bonds typically attract capital as it moves away from less principal-secure securities. So … Continue reading →

Risk markets are rallying this morning on stories that Putin may be stepping back his aggression in Ukraine. But, lest we forget, Ukraine is a side story. The main plot for financial markets is the tidal wave of fiscal and … Continue reading →