Sentences with phrase «record high levels of debt»

Any number of shocks could send Canada's house of cards tumbling, the bank says, particularly higher borrowing costs that pinches households already carrying record high levels of debt.

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According to the Institute of International Finance (IIF), global debt levels rose by a further $ 21 trillion last year (US dollars), leaving total outstanding debt at $ US237 trillion, the highest level on record.

On the other hand, leaving the interest rate low encourages the kind of borrowing and spending that has produced record - high levels of consumer debt in Canada and pushed housing prices into the stratosphere.

In its latest statement, it said «household vulnerabilities have moved higher,» which is how policy makers describe the troubling nexus between excessive housing prices in many cities and record levels of household debt.

The record high levels of consumer debt among Canadians has also raised a red flag from Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney and others who have warned that interest rates will rise at some point — raising the cost of borrowing.

Currently at record high levels, BCHP funding will increase debt for many home buyers who take advantage of this program, as it will serve as a second mortgage owed to the British Columbia Housing Management Corporation.

Millions of people can see at least some of the major signs, such as the collapse of interest rates, record high number of people not counted in the workforce, and debt rising from already - unpayable levels at an accelerating rate.

«He doesn't want to leave any question about the independence of the Governor of the Bank of Canada, but we have a situation under the Conservative government that has allowed record household debt... and the bank is really caught between a rock and a hard place, because these high debt levels create pressure for higher interest rates, but inflation is very low.

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.

The Canadian consumer, meanwhile, might be benefiting from somewhat cheaper gasoline, but their spending capacity is stretched thanks to a record high level of household debt.

According to a recent Reuters report, global debt levels are now at a record high of $ 233 trillion, up from $ 142 trillion in 2007 and $ 87 trillion in 2000.

The possibility of an increase in the prime rate offered by lenders comes as household debt levels sit near record highs.

Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney has repeatedly warned Canadians to simmer down on their borrowing costs — but that hasn't stopped us from racking up a new 8 - year record high debt level.

So even with a high level of debt, the carrying costs of that debt, are also at record lows, so if you have a good income you can carry high levels of debt.

As of end - September 2017, margin debt on the NYSE was a record $ 559.6 billion, which is to be expected as U.S. equity indices were also near all - time highs, and stock market peaks and record levels of margin debt often coincide.

«Will fiat currencies survive the policy dilemma that the authorities will experience as they try to balance higher yields with record levels of debt?