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Geoff Johnston

Senior Portfolio Manager
Empire Life Investments Inc.
Gestionnaire principal de portefeuille
Placements Empire Vie

Recent Posts

Will rising bond yields derail the recovery?

Investments, Off the Cuff

Geoff Johnston shares the message behind the recent rise in bond yields in this Off the Cuff video.

 

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What a credit downgrade means for Canada

Investments, Off the Cuff

In this Off the Cuff video, Geoff Johnston discusses the recent credit downgrade for Canada.

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The Fiscal Front

Investment Views, Investments

The European Central Bank (ECB) announced a number of new policy initiatives on March 10, including:

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Bond Market Update

Investment Views, Investments

The old proverb “may you live in interesting times” certainly applies to the bond market these days. It has been an extremely volatile year so far, with Government of Canada 10yr bond yields dropping from 1.80% at the start of the year to a low of 1.24% in February. But since then they’ve bounced right back up to around where they started!

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