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Bank of Canada leaves spring housing market in 'holding pattern'
4/10/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Housing Market by Paul DeAdder
News not all bad as central bank signals possibility of rate relief in June
... MoreBank of Canada to keep rates on hold this week, first cut seen as early as June
4/8/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul DeAdder
The Bank of Canada is widely expected to keep its key overnight rate on hold Wednesday, as it gathers more evidence of cooling inflation before delivering its first interest ... More
Inflation metrics give BoC room to talk cuts
3/19/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul DeAdder
Economists widely expect central bank to start cutting rates in June
... MoreBank of Canada expected to hold interest rates this week as grey cloud hangs over economy
3/4/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul DeAdder
The Bank of Canada is expected to preach patience at its interest rate announcement this week as economists say weakening economic conditions are setting the stage for rate ... More
We could reach 2% inflation by this summer: National Bank
2/28/2024 | Posted in Interest Rates by Paul DeAdder
Could Canada’s headline inflation rate reach the neutral target of 2% by this summer, a full year sooner than the Bank of Canada’s own forecasts?
... More2024 rate-cut forecasts being revised following today's mixed-bag jobs report
2/9/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul DeAdder
Today's employment report for January, in which the unemployment rate ticked down, has caused bond markets and economist to further reel-in their rate-cut forecasts for the ... More
Fixed mortgage rates in Canada resume their decline amid economic volatility
2/3/2024 | Posted in Interest Rates by Paul DeAdder
After a short-lived upswing in bond yields last month that nudged some fixed mortgage rates higher, lenders are once again bringing them back down.
... MoreMarket participants still expect the first Bank of Canada rate cut in April
2/5/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul DeAdder
Despite push-back from the Bank of Canada against aggressive rate-cut predictions, a majority of influential economists and analysts still expect rates to start falling by ... More
Rise in bond yields could send fixed mortgage rates higher, experts say
1/18/2024 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Paul DeAdder
This week’s rise in bond yields could cause some lenders to reverse recent fixed mortgage rate cuts, experts say.
... MoreInterest rate cuts, return to growth on economic horizon, Deloitte says
1/4/2024 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market Predictions by Paul DeAdder
The Canadian economy will return to growth in the second half of 2024, with interest rate cuts as early as this spring, according to a new forecast by Deloitte Canada.
... More2024 housing market and interest rate forecasts
12/27/2023 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
As we look back at the year that was, we can say 2023 was a year that tested the resilience of Canadian mortgage holders. And as we look forward, there’s optimism that ... More
