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Re:Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 1 per cent by module0000 on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @01:23PM (#15185409)
This is easy to answer. Because bonds(while "stable" over the long term), are volatile in the short-term(intraday).

The answer to your question "why would any entity buy bonds..." is: to sell them moments later at a profit.

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