The big news in Canada this week seems to be the Bank of Canada releasing its biannual review of risks posed to the Canadian financial system. In the report the banks warns it is unlikely that the current pace of housing price increases in greater Vancouver and Toronto can be sustained. Despite the central bank's warnings on household debt and the housing markets, it said the ongoing economic recovery in Canada means that the overall risk remains the same i.e. has not increased with the real estate market. In the markets, Canada and the US continued to march higher with some anxiety stopping the advances on Friday as Brexit concerns continue to mount and bond yields hit new lows across the globe.

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