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BMO Market Charts - January 11, 2021
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As interest rates have fallen, it has become increasingly difficult to generate income. At the end of 1980, less than $10k invested in the 10-Year US Treasury Bond would have generated $1k of annual income. Today, an investment of $108k would be needed to do the same.
Market Outlooks
Weekly Market Snapshot: January 08, 2021
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Read the Weekly Market Snapshot to stay up-to-date with stock markets and sectors, bond market returns and financial news for the week.
Sustainable Investing
Influencing for good: 20 years of engagement
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The way investors conduct engagement has transformed. From a niche approach largely confined to mission-orientated investors, engagement is now a mainstream investor activity. The success of the Climate Action 100+ initiative in bringing together investors, representing close to US$40 trillion in assets, shows how far we have come.
Sustainable Investing
ESG Viewpoint – COVID-19 and the pharmaceutical industry
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Public trust in the pharmaceutical industry has eroded. The pandemic provides drug-makers a chance to begin re-building their reputation – but only if they prioritise socially responsible practices.
Market Outlooks
Weekly Market Snapshot: January 7, 2021
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Market Outlooks
BMO Market Charts - January 7, 2021
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Despite the tumultuous first quarter, many major asset classes finished 2020 with outsized returns compared to their recent and longer-term averages.
Fixed Income Insights
January 2021 Fixed Income Market Update
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A new coronavirus strain first observed in the United Kingdom, which is believed to be significantly more contagious, has spread across borders and been observed in the U.S. in several states.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
“It Is Over”
In a blog post last September discussing the Electoral College, we reminded readers that, when election results are read aloud during a joint session of Congress, lawmakers are able to “object to the returns from any individual state as they are announced.”
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
Out With The Old Congress, In with the New
Having potentially overridden President Donald Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (the House did so last night; the Senate is likely to follow suit in the days ahead), and with President Trump signing the COVID relief and omnibus spending bill into law on Sunday evening – five days after releasing a video in which he threatened to pocket veto the bill – the 116th Congress is now almost officially in the books.
Market Outlooks
Weekly Market Snapshot: December 28, 2020
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Market related news for the week ending December 25, 2020