Fear can trump discipline when markets become extremely volatile. In credit markets, the dramatic declines in the investment grade and high yield bond market so far this year understandably have unnerved many investors, and unfortunately, have given rise to potentially harmful misconceptions about risk and
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For the past two decades, the Chinese property sector’s exponential growth has been a key GDP growth driver for China – until its rise ended abruptly in July 2021 when property sales slumped amid increased government policy tightening. Compared with the previous year, 2H 2021
Above-target inflation, higher commodity prices, and concerns about financial stability prompted the Bank of Canada (BOC) to hasten its rate-hiking cycle. At its 13 April meeting, the BOC raised its policy rate 50 basis points (bps), signaled more hikes to come, and announced plans to