Tighter monetary policy could derail deficit, debt reduction vision
Fixed-income funds that use leverage can magnify gains, but they can also magnify losses
High yield issuers bolstered liquidity over the past couple of years, Fitch says
Consumer proposals and bankruptcies rose
Both household assets and debts are well above pre-pandemic levels, RBC reports
Credit market debt was 186.2% of household disposable income in Q4 2021, StatsCan reports
Average credit card spending for the period was higher than ever
Paper examines the long-term fallout from massive government support
A study found that tax obligations and student loans drove a rise in unsecured debt
Both bankruptcies and consumer proposals dropped from the previous year