Consumer borrowing and saving – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Mon, 29 Apr 2024 18:25:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Consumer borrowing and saving – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Fed’s new challenge: Spend-happy consumers https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/feds-new-challenge-spend-happy-consumers/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 18:25:47 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=484932 Work-from-home trend, wealthy retirees drive shifts in U.S. consumer patterns

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]]> Wall Street banks see brighter capital markets https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/wall-street-banks-see-brighter-capital-markets/ Mon, 22 Apr 2024 20:35:41 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=484506 A rebound in investment banking represents a ray of hope for sector

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]]> Household debt climbs higher: StatsCan https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/household-debt-climbs-higher-statscan/ Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:32:03 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=484285 Mortgage borrowing accelerates, while other sources of debt growth slow

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]]> Geopolitics, rate uncertainty clouds forecasts https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/geopolitics-rate-uncertainty-clouds-forecasts/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 19:35:17 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=483262 Credit conditions expected to improve, but risks abound, S&P says

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]]> Household debt continues to swell: StatsCan https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/household-debt-continues-to-swell-statscan/ Thu, 21 Mar 2024 18:18:07 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=482467 Credit card balances rise as mortgage growth slows

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]]> Big bank earnings challenged by expenses: Fitch https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/big-bank-earnings-challenged-by-expenses-fitch/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 19:33:19 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=481400 Upfront spending weighs on banks' bottom lines, despite revenue growth

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]]> Households’ struggle with credit cards grows: Fitch https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/households-struggle-with-credit-cards-grows-fitch/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 19:00:45 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=480897 Delinquencies, charge-offs rose in Q4 as financial stress intensified

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]]> U.S. household debt rising: Moody’s https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-household-debt-rising-moodys/ Mon, 12 Feb 2024 20:28:22 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=480390 Robust consumer spending is fuelled by credit growth, report says

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]]> Global financial sector’s credit conditions still rosy https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/global-financial-sectors-credit-conditions-still-rosy/ Tue, 06 Feb 2024 20:14:46 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=479959 Banks, insurers tend to benefit from higher rates even as financial stress builds, rating agencies say

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