Foreign investment in Canadian federal bonds hits record high, keeping borrowing costs low

Foreign investors (pension funds, insurers and hedge funds) are buying Canada’s federal bonds in record amounts, helping ease the funding cost for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s high-spending nation-building agenda. The inflows are positive for financing conditions, but the article flags potential added volatility in Canada’s debt market as foreign positioning rises.

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Foreign investors (pension funds, insurers and hedge funds) are buying Canada’s federal bonds in record amounts, helping ease the funding cost for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s high-spending nation-building agenda. The inflows are positive for financing conditions, but the article flags potential added volatility in Canada’s debt market as foreign positioning rises.