What surging bond yields can mean for Canadians

Описание: Consumers could be facing higher borrowing costs for longer as bond markets are once again signalling rising economic risk to the finance and investing community amid the Iran war, rising government debt, and an escalating trade war with the U.S.

A bond is essentially a loan that governments and companies use to borrow money from the general public, and in return for providing funding, those that purchase bonds expect to earn interest.

Carrie Freestone, Senior U.S. Economist at RBC Capital Markets, joins Global’s Nivrita Ganguly to discuss what’s driving bond yields higher, and why this should matter to Canadians.

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