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Making sense of the markets this week: June 28
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Each week, Cut the Crap Investing founder Dale Roberts shares financial headlines and offers context for Canadian investors.Are the markets throwing a taper tantrum?
The term “taper” and the possibility of a “taper tantrum” jumped into business news and headlines this past week. What is all of this taper talk? And what does it mean for our stocks and bonds, and other investments?
Here’s the background. To help keep rates low, central banks buy their own government bonds. That link to the Bank of Canada site explains the bond-buying process (termed QE, or quantitative easing). And here’s the rationale from that BOC page…
“QE sends a signal that we intend to keep our policy interest rate low for a long time—as long as inflation stays under control. By giving more certainty that our policy interest rate will remain low, QE can help reduce longer-term borrowing costs for businesses and households.”
And in chart form…
Source: Bank of Canada
Central banks are working to stimulate growth as part of their goal to achieve a 2% inflation target…
