Last week, the Fed raised its key interest rate by 75 basis points, prompting speculation that a similar move by the Bank of Canada may be on the horizon. In today’s episode, portfolio managers Matt Montemurro, Chris Heakes, and your host, Mark Raes, break down what that could mean for the fixed income market. They also discuss corporate bond spreads, dividend ETF strategies, volatility, and the utilities sector.

Read the episode summary.

 

Mark Raes is the Head of Product at BMO Global Asset Management. He is joined on the podcast by Matt Montemurro and Chris Heakes, Portfolio Managers and ETF Specialists at BMO Global Asset Management. The episode was recorded live on June 22, 2022.

 

ETFs mentioned in the podcast:

BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF (Ticker: ZST)

BMO Short-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF (Ticker: ZTS)

BMO Short-Term Discount Bond ETF (Ticker: ZSDB)

BMO Short-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF (Ticker: ZSU)

BMO Ultra Short-Term US Bond ETF (USD Units) (Ticker: ZUS.U)

BMO Corporate Discount Bond ETF (Ticker: ZCDB)

BMO High Quality Corporate Bond Index ETF (Ticker: ZQB)

BMO Canadian High Dividend Covered Call ETF (Ticker: ZWC)

BMO US High Dividend Covered Call ETF (Ticker: ZWH)

BMO Europe High Dividend Covered Call ETF (Ticker: ZWP)

BMO Global High Dividend Covered Call ETF (Ticker: ZWG)

BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF (Ticker: ZWB)

BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF (Ticker: ZWU)

BMO Equal Weight Utilities Index ETF (Ticker: ZUT)

 

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