Sentences with phrase «consumer balance sheets»

Consumer balance sheets appear to be in good shape, and 80 % of household debt is locked in at fixed rates.

The largest single threat to consumer balance sheets remains property values.

This is not to say that we can rule out yet higher valuations, but with no transformative technologies driving the economy, little expansion in capital investment, and ongoing retrenchment in consumer balance sheets, I can't help but think that the «virtuous cycle» rhetoric of Ben Bernanke is an awfully thin gruel by comparison.

«With consumer balance sheets improving and mortgage rates at record lows, the stage is set for a recovery in the housing market.

CB: With government and consumer balance sheets being what they are, how do you see the Canadian and global economies performing over the near term as interest rates rise and government stimulus stops?

While valuations are stretched and investors must operate with a higher level of diligence in today's markets, I believe stabilization of the housing market supports the underlying health of the economy and consumer balance sheets.