The timing of the move is politically and financially astute, as it comes when Canadian financial assets are in
demand by foreign investors.
Rather, the increase in spreads appears to reflect both tightness in the Commonwealth Government bond market (where supply remains limited and
demand by foreign investors appears to have increased) and upward pressure on swap rates (one benchmark against which corporate bonds are priced) as companies have sought to lock in fixed - rate borrowings due to expected increases in interest rates.
Not exact matches
Housing
demand is also being supplemented
by bankruptcy survivors who waited out their 7 year exile joining first time buyer millennials, babyboomers, immigrants,
foreign investors (Canadian and Chinese), and even gen Xers, all of whom are looking for houses for sale.
The ambitious plan to create an Australian - owned partner for the Chinese
investor Dakang's massive new cattle station business was seen
by some as an attempt to help appease
demands from the
Foreign Investment Review Board, as well as quell some of the political backlash from voters who are against foreign inve
Foreign Investment Review Board, as well as quell some of the political backlash from voters who are against
foreign inve
foreign investment.
A reduction of
demand for U.S. short - term debt, either
by foreign governments (particularly in the event that Asian governments decide to revalue their currencies) or
by U.S.
investors, could have very undesirable consequences.
Reduced
demand for Canadian equities from Canadian
investors will mean lower equity underwriting and trading revenues for Canadian investment dealers because it is unlikely to be replaced
by increased
foreign equity trading and underwriting
by Canadian dealers.
Housing
demand is also being supplemented
by bankruptcy survivors who waited out their 7 year exile joining first time buyer millennials, babyboomers, immigrants,
foreign investors (Canadian and Chinese), and even gen Xers, all of whom are looking for houses for sale.
In recent years, the real estate market has been impacted
by newcomers and
foreign investors driving
demand.
Greg LaBerge, vice president and national director with Marcus & Millichap's national hospitality group, says New York City, Miami and San Francisco are all in high
demand among
investors, both
by the number of visitors that stay in the rooms and
by the number of
foreign investors who want to buy properties with attractive long - term ROIs.
Demand for U.S. real estate
by foreign investors has exploded over the last year.
According to property consultancy, Knight Frank,
demand from
foreign investors has pushed luxury property prices up
by 68 % since 2009, compared with a 49 % rise across London as a whole.