Canadian yields inched lower today, largely because U.S. Treasury yields decided to lead the conga line off a mild cliff. Here's a comprehensive breakdown of what moved government rates, and in which direction:

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With no new domestic data to distract traders, Canadian yields largely played follow-the-leader with their American cousins. Here were the day's catalysts, and the direction they moved rates in:

Canadian yields spiked on Tuesday after core inflation surprised. That combined with further bond selling following Friday's Moody's downgrade. Here's how these and the day's other economic twists moved yields: