BoC: Wilkins expressed confidence - TDS

Analysts at TD Securities noted that the Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Wilkins kept her comments on a CBRA panel to a high-level discussion of financial stability. 

Key Quotes:

"Wilkins expressed confidence that macroprudential measures have improved the quality of household debt but cautioned that elevated debt levels mean a larger impact from rate hikes."

"Wilkins also downplayed a (strictly) rules-based approached to policy, echoing Governor Poloz's most recent speech."