As U.S. bond market churns, can Canada avoid further turbulence?

Open this photo in gallery: FILE PHOTO: A specialist trader works inside a booth on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 8, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File PhotoBrendan McDermid/Reuters The normally quiet fixed-income market turned turbulent this week after U.S. government bond prices dropped sharply and drew other countries' government bonds - and even some popular dividend stocks - into the fray. Canada is no exception. Yet some observers expect that the turmoil will subside here, given the country's narrowly focused threat from an economic downturn. "As far as the bond market is…