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Canadian credit cycle on course for a hard landing

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Danielle Park

Statscan recently reported that from 1999 to 2016, median levels of mortgage debt for Canadians as a whole, rose from $95,400 to $190,000 (measured in 2016 dollars), and the ratio of debt to after-tax family income increased from 94% to … Continue reading →

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Danielle’s weekly market update

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Danielle Park

Danielle was a guest with Jim Goddard on Talk Digital Network talking about recent developments in the world economy and markets.  You can listen to an audio clip of the segment here.

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Loonie and Canadian stocks historically follow US rates lower

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Danielle Park

The Canadian dollar has gained 4.3% against the U.S. dollar since the start of 2019 for reasons that include, a softer greenback on expectations of US rate cuts, some rebound in commodity prices as the U$ has weakened, stronger Canadian … Continue reading →

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