News of the day: Return to office report ends, equity investors, mortgage size regrets, AI frenzy risks, protecting CPP and more

The Bank for International Settlements warned that the AI frenzy adds risks to an already vulnerable global economy, while a new report shows 37% of recent first-time buyers regret their mortgage size. Meanwhile, Toronto's Strategic Regional Research Alliance is ending its tracking of return-to-office rates, and equity investors are advised to be cautious amid bond market signals.

News of the day: Return to office report ends, equity investors, mortgage size regrets, AI frenzy risks, protecting CPP and more It's Monday, June 29. Here are the top stories we're following today. Why tracking the return to the office is no longer a thing in Toronto About half a decade and a global pandemic later, the Strategic Regional Research Alliance is looking to finally pull the plug on tracking whether people are occupying Toronto offices. Why equity investors may need to think about taking their foot off the gas The bond market is sending increasingly cautionary signals that suggest a more challenging road ahead, writes Martin Pelletier. 37% of recent first-time buyers regret the size of mortgage they took on, says new report Five years after homebuying activity hit unprecedented heights amid record-low, pandemic-era interest rates, the ongoing mortgage renewal wave is putting borrowers managing higher payments under pressure, according to a recent report from Mortgage Professionals Canada. AI frenzy adds to risks facing already vulnerable global economy, warns BIS The optimism surrounding artificial intelligence may not last, increasing the risks for a global economy already vulnerable due to energy supply shocks and strained public finances, the Bank for International Settlements said in its annual economic report, released Sunday. Protecting the CPP means taking the long view on investment returns Chasing returns of heavily concentrated market indices may work in the moment, but it isn't a strategy built to last, writes John Graham.