Life insurers’ bond purchases remained stable during the period of rising interest rates https://www.bankofcanada.ca/?p=238078 Corporate bonds (left scale) Government of Canada, provincial, agency and municipal bonds (left scale) Interest rate and foreign exchange derivatives (right scale) 0.500.30-3.20 0.00-1.50-0.80 0.50-2.700.70 -0.20-0.701.30 0.40-3.101.80 1.200.80-5.20 2.200.80-3.80 0.500.50-4.20