With U.S. markets closed for Memorial Day, Canada's 5-year bond yield charted an independent course on Monday. Here's what moved our rates up and down to start the week.

Canadian yields felt the pull of global drama, even though retail sales decided to ignore the chaos and stay perky. Here's what influenced the 5-year GoC rate on Friday, and in which direction.

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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: