FX Factor

The rise in insolvencies and mortgage delinquencies in Canada. CIBC Capital Markets’ Deputy Chief Economist, Benjamin Tal, joins Bipan Rai to discuss the risks to Canadian household consumer and mortgage credit, given the rate hikes from the Bank of Canada.

Bipan Rai and Ali Jaffery, Executive Director, Economics, dissect recent developments in the US economy, and talk about what to expect from the Fed at the next meeting. Also, Ali makes his Super Bowl pick.

Bipan Rai and Benjamin Tal talk about the Canadian economy, the domestic housing market and why the number of non-permanent residents (“NPRs”) in Canada is actually higher than what’s reported officially. Please note that this podcast was recorded before the announcement from Statistics Canada that it will revise its methodology for estimating the number of NPRs in the economy.