Rating agency says these risks "may rise sharply" in a stressed market
Decision to sell is consistent with the bank's strategy of geographic de-risking
Softening market wards off an "unsustainable appreciation trend"
Flattening yield curve, mortgage competition could threaten margins
Despite budget challenges, the province can still absorb a moderate economic and revenue shock, the agency said
Global shadow banking reached US$52 trillion at the end of 2017, a Fitch report says
The agency expects modest falls in home prices in Canada over the next two years
The outlook for Europe has weakened most significantly
Prices grew by only about 3% in 2018, Fitch Ratings says
Fitch will be lowering its support ratings and support rating floors for banks in the first quarter as support for a failing bank no longer is certain