This is a nominal Government of Canada bond, ISIN CA135087S968, carrying a fixed 3.0% annual coupon paid semi-annually and repaying its face value in full on 1 March 2032. As a direct federal obligation it holds Canada’s sovereign ratings of AAA from S&P, Aaa …
GB07Y is a market shorthand for a UK government bond, or gilt, with roughly seven years remaining until it matures. Gilts areDebtinstruments issued by HM Treasury through the Debt Management Office to fund government spending that is not covered by tax receipts. When you …
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In the months surrounding Iranian missile and drone strikes on US military installations in the Middle East, Western intelligence officials and investigative journalists reported a development that crystallised long-running anxieties about the militarisation of commercial space. According to those reports, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard …
When the purchasing power of currency erodes, tangible assets with intrinsic value have historically preserved — and often grown — wealth. Here is everything you need to know about hard assets as an inflation hedge.What are hard assets?Hard assets are tangible, physical resources with …
Jerome Powell's exit from the Federal Reserve on May 15 would, under ordinary circumstances, represent a routine generational handover. These are not ordinary circumstances. The Trump administration launched a criminal investigation into Powell earlier this year, prompting a formal rebuke of White House efforts …
The US housing finance market registered a modest improvement last week, though the underlying demand picture remains structurally challenged. Mortgage applications rose 1.8% in the week ending April 10, 2026, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association, breaking a four-week streak of consecutive …
Despite surging oil prices and the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, equity markets remain surprisingly calm. Analysts say peak fear has passed. Here is what the data actually signals.The Anatomy of a Calmer PanicThere is a particular kind of market behaviour that …
The Trump administration has proposed slashing more than 9,400 jobs and $1.5 billion from the Transportation Security Administration, a sweeping restructuring that would strip roughly one in six workers from the agency Sresponsible for screening nearly a billion air passengers annually.