Economy 52,844 Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 https://www.google.ca/amp/s/business.financialpost.com/news/economy/bank-of-canada-warns-of-excess-business-household-debt-from-covid-19/amp Canadas Banks that have been ranked #1 safest in the world many years in the past and survived the 2008 crisis with no bankruptcies continue their extreme resilience A severe stress test simulating a worst case scenario for the economy from Covid-19 impacts shows none of the major banks would fail Canadas Banks have been extremely profitable the last 20 years thanks to a long housing boom and Corporate loan booms and regulations requiring a good portion of that money to stay in cash reserves to be able to weather extreme shocks An earlier study also found all major banks could survive a 50% collapse in realestate and surge in loan default rates Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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