Fitch says bank profits could be under pressure in the months ahead
GDP growth rates have declined in the past year across most of the world's large economies, rating agency says
Smaller banks and credit unions have been servicing the industry, Fitch notes
But recent changes to the Volcker Rule shouldn't revive prop trading
Rating agency says these risks "may rise sharply" in a stressed market
Decision to sell is consistent with the bank's strategy of geographic de-risking
Softening market wards off an "unsustainable appreciation trend"
Flattening yield curve, mortgage competition could threaten margins
Despite budget challenges, the province can still absorb a moderate economic and revenue shock, the agency said
Global shadow banking reached US$52 trillion at the end of 2017, a Fitch report says