The Default Cycle Has Just Begun

British Columbia is facing a record $13.8 billion budget deficit, mounting tax pressures, and a struggling housing market. With the October 24 election approaching, we sit down with B.C. Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson to discuss the province's fiscal challenges, the NDP's tax ...  Show more

Bond markets are deteriorating rapidly as yields rise and credit spreads begin to widen across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Japan. We discuss what tightening financial conditions could mean for housing, equities, the broader economy, as well as the possibility that a short-term ...  Show more

In this episode of The Canadian Investor, we look at the latest Canadian CPI data and discuss the Fed's recent shift in focus from inflation to labor market concerns, shedding light on what this could mean for future policy. We also discuss Algonquin Power's decision to sell its ...  Show more

* Trade deficit isn’t a problem until it’s a crisis. * Home sales fall while home prices rise. * Rent prices increased 25% year over year. * Fed’s only monetary policy is talk. * Markets may have begun calling the Fed’s bluff. * Powell finally admits this inflation is permanent. ...  Show more

First Brands Group, a roll-up of car parts manufacturers, is preparing a bankruptcy filing after amassing as much as $10bn in debt. And last week, Tricolor, a subprime auto loan lender, ran into trouble. Today on the show, Rob Armstrong and Katie Martin ask if we are at a turning ...  Show more

The recent stress in the banking sector appears to have abated but there are knock-on effects that are pressuring a key corner of the economy: commercial real estate. So could commercial real estate be the next possible crisis? In the latest episode of Exchanges at Goldman Sachs, ...  Show more