As more foreign issuers access
the Canadian debt markets, domestic Canadian bond issuers will pay more for their financings.
The dominant position of Canadian investment banks in
the Canadian debt markets will be eroded by increased investment by Canadians in the bonds of foreign issuers and increased issuance by foreign entities in the Canadian dollar debt markets.
Large Canadian issuers running out of room in
the Canadian debt markets, provincial and corporate, have historically financed in foreign currencies.
Will Canadians buy foreign credit and will the foreign issuers come to
the Canadian debt markets?
Not exact matches
The house - price bubble, combined with record levels of household
debt, represent the biggest threat facing the
Canadian economy; the sooner real - estate
markets mellow and
Canadians lower their
debt burdens, the better.
Statistics Canada reported September 15 that the credit -
market debt of
Canadians exceeded gross domestic product in the second quarter.
Many people believe that housing agency Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) has facilitated the formation of a bubble in the
Canadian housing
market by insuring so much mortgage
debt.
Canadian households are carrying near - record
debt loads, and we are growing increasingly concerned about risks in some housing
markets.
The 2011 Shadow Budget, they argue, would protect
Canadians from possible
debt -
market disruptions arising from sovereign -
debt concerns and would put federal
debt on a downward track before the pressure of population ageing on government finances intensifies.
On Monday, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said he was pleased housing was moderating and that
Canadians were starting to pay off
debt, a shift in the credit and mortgage
market he attributed in part to his decision to tighten borrowing rules in July.
While foreign interest in the loonie bodes well for
Canadians who shop south of the border, it will also jolt Canada's fixed - income
markets as reserve managers buy liquid
debt securities with the
Canadian dollars they own.
If there's one word that defines the
Canadian economy at the moment, it's uncertainty — what with the shaky housing
market, towering household
debt loads and, of course, a certain orange - hued world leader rattling the sabre of trade wars.
Today, it's perched atop global currency
markets as Canada wins acclaim for its economic outlook and handling of the public
debt, a point driven home Wednesday when a Russian Central Bank official confirmed that the
Canadian dollar would be added to its international reserves.
Government of Canada marketable
debt, which includes treasury bills and marketable bonds, is distributed through competitive auctions to Government Securities Distributors, a group of banks and investment dealers in the
Canadian market.
For the past few years, the Finance Minister has been trying to prevent
Canadian house prices and consumer
debts from rising too quickly — without causing a major slump in the real estate
market that would hurt the economy.
The figures are a bit better in Canada (which did not have a housing
market collapse) but even so one - quarter of
Canadian boomers plan to carry some
debt into retirement.
After all, the
debt - to - income ratio of
Canadians is at a record high, close to the levels experienced in the United States before its
market crashed, and home ownership is at nearly 70 $, also a record and five points more than its neighbours to the south.
Canadians have more equity in their homes than Americans did, the default rate is lower, the sub-prime
market is tiny, and mortgage interest is not tax - deductible, so there's no incentive to build up
debt.
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To make things worse, Canada's economy has been hit hard by falling oil prices, and investors remain wary of a
Canadian housing
market that has shown signs of becoming a bubble, as well as rising consumer
debt rates.
Canadian debt may resolve on its own as the mortgage
market cools.
Those remarks sent 10 - year
Canadian yields higher by seven basis points, to 1.64 per cent, making them among the worst performers among developed -
market sovereign
debt.
The panel discussed
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Baby Boomers were buying While young
Canadians benefited from easier access to credit and more lax mortgage rules, it was
debt - happy baby boomers who flocked to the
market.
That means, on average,
Canadians owed $ 1.67 in credit
market debt — mortgages, other loans and consumer credit — for every dollar of disposable income.
«After the lengthy run - up of the past decade, it's encouraging that many
Canadians are planning to rein in their
debt, as interest rates won't stay low forever,» Sal Guatieri, senior economist, BMO Capital
Markets, said in a release.»
Despite recent concerns about
Canadians» high personal
debt and rising interest rates, Sal Guatieri, a senior economist at BMO Capital
Markets, told Bloomberg that «mortgage rates are still near historical lows and this, combined with an expected cooling in house prices, will help support affordability for
Canadians.»
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He says with
debt loads at a record and little in the way of savings to fall back on,
Canadians may be «caught off guard» if housing
markets cool significantly or North American Free Trade Agreement talks go sideways.
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And while the European
debt crisis and worsening American recession continue to plague the global marketplace, it appears to have had little effect on the
Canadian housing
market.
Much of the debate around Canada's buoyant housing
market has centred on the growing amount of
Canadian household
debt, and questions about the ability of consumers to handle their overall
debt burdens if and when interest rates rise from prolonged lows.
The total amount of credit
market debt — which includes mortgages, non-mortgage loans and consumer credit — held by
Canadian households increased to 162.6 per cent of disposable income during the quarter, from a revised 161.5 per cent in the previous quarter.
While the overall
Canadian housing
market is sound, house prices have risen significantly in some
markets, notably Toronto and Vancouver, and some borrowers are taking on high levels of
debt.
Yes, the
Canadian housing
market remains vulnerable to some weakness, and yes, more credit growth appears unsustainable for households that already have
debt - to - income ratios of 170 per cent.
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There is a growing concern among U.S. hedge fund managers regarding the
Canadian housing
market and
Canadian household
debt as many expect a U.S. - style meltdown in Canada, similar to what happened in the U.S. in 2007 - 2009.
The bonds held are U.S. dollar denominated sovereign
debt from emerging
market issuers, and the currency is hedged back to
Canadian dollars.
The large pool of long - term
Canadian dollar investment capital will still be managed by those with experience and expertise in the
Canadian dollar
debt markets.
According to Leger
Marketing, 24 % of
Canadians surveyed said they plan to carry
debt into their retirement.
«Many
Canadians have to go into
debt to subsidize their living,» said Bruce Joseph, a Barrie, Ont., mortgage broker who consults on the
Canadian real estate
market for investment fund managers.
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Canadian households have high liquidity, a healthy
debt - to - assets ratio, and enjoy strong labour
markets, and strong wealth gains.
Changing interest rates, new
Canadian mortgage rules, and higher household
debt leaving much of the
market uncertain.
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The
market has been hit by a confluence of policies: Ontario's Fair Housing Policy, including a foreign buyers» tax aimed at cooling the
market; a new mortgage stress test targeted at protecting
Canadians from dangerously high household
debt levels; and the Bank of Canada's moves to increase interest rates.
Canadian mortgage holders are comfortable with their mortgage
debt levels and consider mortgages to be a form of «good
debt,» says the annual State of the Residential Mortgage
Market in Canada report by the
Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals (CAAMP)'s chief economist, Will Dunning.
«Key to the current stability in the mortgage
market is the fact that
Canadians continue to pay down their mortgage
debt faster than they are required and they continue to take out five - year, fixed - rate mortgages.