Issuance weakest since 1995 as IPOs, structured products and preferred issues were all scarce
Poorer households hit harder by economic and financial conditions
RBC led Canadian dealers on equity, debt league tables
Continuing cost pressures, rate hikes pushing companies toward default
Latest increase ensures banks have a cushion to absorb rising credit losses
Latest numbers highlight growing stress in the industrial and financial trades
New domestic stability buffer takes effect Nov. 1
Extending amortization may serve to drive prices higher
Credit card balances rise as mortgage growth slows
Higher inflation and debt payments are exceeding income growth