On today’s episode, we’re putting financials in focus with Nicolas Bellemare, equity research analyst. Nic unpacks various topics including the upcoming rate announcement by the Bank of Canada and the earnings reports from major Canadian banks set to be released soon. Nic also talks about issues around funding, capital and the credit cycle. Additionally, what a recession could mean for Canadian banks, and what a slowing housing market could mean for our overall financial sector. He also shares what opportunities he’s seeing for Canadian banks and what other opportunities there are in other financial sub sectors.

Recorded on November 25, 2022.

Transcript (PDF): https://www.fidelity.ca/content/dam/fidelity/en/documents/transcripts/transcript-podcaset-fidelityconnects-bellemare-nov25-22.pdf

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