Sovereign debt – Advisor's Edge https://phoenix.advisor.ca The best news source for Canadian financial advisors. Investments, financial markets, insurance, practice management, tax and estate planning Fri, 15 Sep 2023 17:28:55 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://phoenix.advisor.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/05/cropped-advisor-ico-32x32.png Sovereign debt – Advisor's Edge https://phoenix.advisor.ca 32 32 Foreign investors stay hungry for Canadian debt https://phoenix.advisor.ca/investments/market-insights/foreign-investors-stay-hungry-for-canadian-debt/ Fri, 15 Sep 2023 17:28:55 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=230807 Offshore investors pile into corporate and government bonds in July

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Foreign investors add more Canadian paper in June https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/foreign-investors-add-more-canadian-paper-in-june/ Thu, 17 Aug 2023 19:40:45 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=229810 Canadian investors bought foreign bonds, driving outflows in the month

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U.S. downgrade won’t hurt corporate ratings: Fitch https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/u-s-downgrade-wont-hurt-corporate-ratings-fitch/ Thu, 03 Aug 2023 20:57:51 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=229466 Economy, rate environment are the main risks to issuers' finances

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Rising rates cause governments’ interest expenses to surge https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/rising-rates-cause-governments-interest-expenses-to-surge/ Thu, 20 Jul 2023 17:41:10 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=228926 A Fitch report shows steep increases in sovereign debt costs worldwide

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Foreign investors back in Canadian bond markets https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/foreign-investors-back-in-canadian-bond-markets/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 18:44:15 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=226841 StatsCan reports that offshore investors resumed corporate, federal government bond buying in April

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Federal government posts $41.3 billion deficit for 2022-23 fiscal year https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/federal-government-posts-41-3-billion-deficit-for-2022-23-fiscal-year/ Fri, 26 May 2023 19:19:45 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=225999 Debt charge rose 42% from 2021-22 because of rate hikes, revenues up 8.6%

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Threat of U.S. credit downgrade looms over debt ceiling talks https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/threat-of-u-s-credit-downgrade-looms-over-debt-ceiling-talks/ Thu, 25 May 2023 19:12:49 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=225924 The stakes are growing in the standoff in Washington over raising the nation's debt limit

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EU commission proposes overhaul of monetary guidelines https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/eu-commission-proposes-overhaul-of-monetary-guidelines/ Wed, 26 Apr 2023 16:05:50 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=224758 EU member countries must thrash out the details of new rules, aimed at meeting ongoing monetary challenges

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What’s behind the looming ‘x-date’ on the U.S. debt limit? https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/whats-behind-the-looming-x-date-on-the-u-s-debt-limit/ Mon, 24 Apr 2023 20:42:04 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=224670 Some investors are getting worried after more than three months have passed with little progress

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Sovereign debt to stay high, boosting credit risk https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/sovereign-debt-to-stay-high-boosting-credit-risk/ Fri, 10 Mar 2023 20:39:22 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=222755 Governments can't curb borrowing as energy crisis, inflation persist

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