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
Government spending, hiring and transfers are making BoC's job tougher
Higher cost of living contributed to greater credit demand, Equifax says
Credit provisions, rising capital, liquidity, expenses blunt banks' results