RE:RE:That's Right Up There With QE Propoganda From Bank of CanadaProblem is.... Near Zero, or even NEGATIVE rates is just rediculous. Rates manipulated far beyond what a "Reasonable RISK/REWARD" profile the "Real" market would normally accept.
You have a player that prints money buying in the open market. That totally distorts the "Risk/Reward" profile.... When you can print money from thin air, what's the risk?????
You and I, on the other hand, can't print money out of thin air, so there's a REAL risk....
Risk/Reward(yield)..... totally out of wack.
You have CIBC offering GICs yielding 3.5% !!!!! LOL.
All just my opinion/view/thinking
Experienced wrote: RagingBull3 wrote: With them basically saying they are buying Bonds in the open market to "support Liquidity" and market function.....
My interpretation...... Bank of Canada helping the 1% unload their bonds because nobody in their right minds would buy bonds yielding near Zero %.
All just my opinion/view/thinking.
Actually that is not true.
If you believe interest rates are going to go down then the price of the bonds go up and you will make money if bought the bonds and interest rates fall.
That said, in the current environment, the balance of probabilities is that interest rates will go up which means that bonds are not a good investment right now.