Foreign investors dump Canadian government debt
RBC Capital Markets leads both debt, equity league tables
Highly-indebted countries could face a negative feedback loop
Across advanced economies, lending demand slowed sharply
Canadian investors bought foreign bonds, driving outflows in the month
Economy, rate environment are the main risks to issuers' finances
Decline in working population to pressure growth and government finances
Still-rising rates have governments' interest expenses surging
StatsCan reports that offshore investors resumed corporate, federal government bond buying in April
Debt charge rose 42% from 2021-22 because of rate hikes, revenues up 8.6%