Despite the difficulties endured during the era of post-Lehman austerity, commercial and private -
sector debt levels are low: Nonperforming loans are below 5 % and the banking system, unlike those of Poland or Hungary, did not have to tackle the fallout from high levels of foreign currency loans, because low interest rates and a stable Czech koruna meant these weren't taken up in large quantities.
In the Doug Purvis Memorial Lecture, Governor Stephen S. Poloz shows how changing the mix of monetary and fiscal policies can yield the same outcomes for growth and inflation, but lead to different results for public sector and private
sector debt levels, which can impact financial stability.
Not exact matches
«Global
levels of
debt across all
sectors rose by $ 21 trillion last year accounting for more than 80 % of the total $ 25 trillion increase since 2012.»
With so many beaten - up balance sheets in the Canadian energy
sector, investors have to consider a company's
debt level too.
In a wide - ranging note on the
sector, RBC says the company has one of the lowest net
debt — to — trailing cash flow
levels in its coverage group.
Public
sector banks are likely to be more hesitant to lend money to these borrowers because chances of a turnaround for companies with high
levels of
debt seem unlikely, at least in the near term, according to Awtani.
His comments come after the IMF in October said that Canada's high
debt levels, and higher - than - average pressure on Canadian households» ability to pay down that
debt in the private non-financial
sector, leaves its economy more sensitive to tighter financial conditions and weaker economic activity.
At that time, the main data sources on consumer
debt consisted of loan -
level data sets on specific categories of loans, such as mortgages, as well as aggregated data on household
sector debt from the Board of Governors» Flow of Funds statistical release.
Risks associated with the Consumer Discretionary
sector include, among others, apparel price deflation due to low - cost entries, high inventory
levels and pressure from e-commerce players; reduction in traditional advertising dollars; increasing household
debt levels that could limit consumer appetite for discretionary purchases; declining consumer acceptance of new product introductions; and geopolitical uncertainty that could impact consumer sentiment.
In the case of the household
sector, both Mr. Flaherty and the Governor of the Bank of Canada are warning Canadians about their high
debt levels and urging them to curtail their consumption and to reduce their
debt.
The inefficiency of the state
sector explains slow growth and high
levels of
debt in China.
The PBO identified four key downside risks to the private
sector forecast: global growth, especially in the U.S. could be slower than anticipated; the appreciation of the Canadian dollar could adversely affect exports; sovereign
debt issues in Europe could restrain recovery there and put upward pressure on global interest rates; and the high
level of household
debt in Canada could restrain domestic demand.
Credit is growing more slowly than it has in the past but not because the financial system has become more efficient but simply because
debt levels have become too high, causing regulators to force down the growth in credit without seriously improving the efficiency of the financial
sector.
In the past, China's household
sector has been characterised by relatively low
levels of
debt.
And the
debt levels are getting ready to move substantially higher in our governmental
sector.
Many countries across emerging Europe are rich in resources, have strong banking and manufacturing
sectors, healthy economies and lower
debt levels than their western neighbors.
Mr Thompson said the size of government, the
level of borrowing, low government revenue, the exchange rate, the army worm invasion, the
debt at the financial
sector and disposable income were bad news for the country.
The UK economy is currently among the most indebted in the OECD (second only to Japan in total
levels of public
sector, financial, and household
debt).
The strategies for achieving these broad macroeconomic objectives include the following: • Promoting inclusive growth without compromising fiscal consolidation; • Anchoring fiscal policy on reducing the fiscal deficit to low and sustainable
levels, sufficient to reduce the overall public
debt burden; • Strengthening the inflation targeting regime and pursuing complementary monetary policy to promote monetary discipline; and • Pursuing complementary external
sector policies to ensure exchange rate stability and favourable current account balance.
If the Government adopt his ideas on public
sector pension reform, they will have missed a golden opportunity and will have saddled future generations with unimaginable
levels of
debt.
First is the disproportionate concentration of black graduate students in the for - profit
sector — a
sector which, at the undergraduate
level, has been riddled with problems concerning high -
debt, low - quality, and sometimes even fraudulent programs.
But some defensive
sectors, like utilities and telecom, are also capital intensive and carry enormous
levels of
debt.
In our opinion, the so - called «spread
sectors,» from high - yield bonds to non-agency mortgages and emerging - market
debt (EMD), currently offer attractive
levels of credit, prepayment, and liquidity risks, particularly for investors who know how to analyze these risks.
An analysis of common D / E ratios in the
sector can determine whether a
debt level is sustainable for an individual company.
High private
debt levels leading to high government
debt levels, as the government «rescues» selected areas of the private
sector
Credit growth on that scale is not easy to achieve, especially given stagnant wages, the already high
level of private
sector debt and, now, increasing interest rates.
Growing
levels of
debt are unsustainable, and there is a risk that investors could face a bumpy ride as
sector equity finance surges in 2016, new analysis by the Carbon Tracker Initiative published today has found.
The combination of prohibitively expensive professional courses, high
levels of
debt and low salaries makes it extremely difficult for those from a lower socio - economic background to enter the legal aid profession and then to sustain a career in the
sector.