9/12/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Dan Antia
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One of the country’s biggest lenders says the Bank of Canada will accelerate the pace of monetary easing in order to stave off recession. ... More
9/4/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Dan Antia
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The Bank of Canada has cut its policy rate by a further 25 basis points in its September decision, marking a third consecutive move to bring rates lower. ... More
9/3/2024 | Posted in Interest Rates by Dan Antia
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The Bank of Canada is widely expected to deliver a third consecutive interest rate cut on Wednesday as inflationary forces continue to cool on both sides of the Canada-United ... More
8/20/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Dan Antia
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Inflation is continuing to ease, leaving the door open to another Bank of Canada rate cut in September, economists say. ... More
7/24/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Dan Antia
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The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, the second straight reduction in the central bank’s easing cycle. ... More
7/16/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Dan Antia
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Experts speculate the Bank of Canada may cut rates next week following a larger-than-expected slowdown in the country’s inflation rate in June. ... More
6/19/2024 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Dan Antia
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The Bank of Canada’s top decision-makers expressed concerns before announcing this month’s interest rate cut, fearing that the rate relief could potentially overheat ... More
5/21/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Dan Antia
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Canada's headline inflation rate continued to ease in April, leaving the door open to a Bank of Canada rate cut next month. ... More
4/10/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Dan Antia
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The Bank of Canada (BoC) today announced its key interest rate decision, electing to hold rates steady at five per cent. ... More
4/8/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Dan Antia
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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 rate ... More
4/3/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Dan Antia
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Economists question their forecasts as inflation expectations challenge anticipated rate cuts ... More
3/19/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Dan Antia
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Economists widely expect central bank to start cutting rates in June ... More
3/9/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Dan Antia
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The Bank of Canada elected to hold interest rates steady at 5 per cent. ... More
2/20/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Dan Antia
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Canadian consumer prices eased at the start of this year, with progress on underlying pressures likely to give the Bank of Canada more room to start considering rate cuts in the ... More
2/5/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Dan Antia
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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 April. ... More
1/24/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Dan Antia
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The Bank of Canada has left its policy rate unchanged in its first announcement of the year, keeping rates where they are for a fourth straight decision but giving little ... More
12/19/2023 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Dan Antia
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The Bank of Canada could start cutting interest rates next year as long as core inflation comes down as predicted, BNN Television cited Governor Tiff Macklem as saying in an ... More
12/15/2023 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Dan Antia
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The Bank of Canada’s top official said policymakers will consider cutting interest rates when inflation is “clearly” on a path to the two per cent target, but ... More
11/7/2023 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Dan Antia
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Experts are anticipating the BoC benchmark interest rate to retreat to 4% by the end of next year ... More
10/18/2023 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Dan Antia
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The overnight rate could settle around 3%, according to leading economist ... More
9/1/2023 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Dan Antia
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Economists say the latest GDP data from Statistics Canada showing a contraction in the economy suggests the Bank of Canada's rate hiking campaign may be coming to an end. ... More
7/24/2023 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Dan Antia
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The Bank of Canada (BoC) will not raise rates again and will start cutting a little later than previously anticipated, according to a survey of market participants released by the ... More
7/15/2023 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Dan Antia
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The Bank of Canada hiked interest rates again this week in response to persistently high inflation, prompting questions about the role of mortgages in the ongoing battle with high ... More
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