Market volatility, mortgages loom over upcoming earnings of Canada’s big banks
by from on (#49HN4)
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North American markets saw a sharp sell-off at the end of 2018 amid a trade skirmish between China and the U.S. and political uncertainty with a partial shutdown south of the border, potentially hampering the banks' related earnings.