11/22/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Bashar Mahfooth
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Various signs point to the Bank of Canada (BoC) cutting interest rates by another half percentage point in December, even if the bank hasn’t said so explicitly, CIBC ... More

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  10/11/2024 | Posted in Interest Rates by Bashar Mahfooth
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Strong employment results for September have tempered Bank of Canada rate cut expectations for later this month. ... More

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  10/1/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Bashar Mahfooth
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Markets are increasingly betting on the Bank of Canada delivering a 50-basis point rate cut during its October 23 policy decision, with the odds now sitting at around 53% ... More

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  9/12/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Bashar Mahfooth
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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

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  9/3/2024 | Posted in Interest Rates by Bashar Mahfooth
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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

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  8/8/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Bashar Mahfooth
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TD, CIBC and BMO have led the way with their revised forecasts, with all now expecting the Bank of Canada to cut interest rates faster and deeper over the next 16 months. ... More

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  8/3/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Bashar Mahfooth
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Markets are betting the Bank of Canada will cut at each of its remaining interest rate decisions this year as the labor market in the U.S. looks to be loosening faster than ... More

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  8/1/2024 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Bashar Mahfooth
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Canadian lenders are cutting fixed mortgage rates following a drop in bond yields. But what’s behind these latest moves? ... More

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  6/16/2024 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Bashar Mahfooth
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Interest rates may slowly start to be easing around the world, but they won’t be returning to pandemic levels and borrowers will need to adjust accordingly. ... More

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  5/30/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Bashar Mahfooth
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The Bank of Canada will trim interest rates to 4.75% on June 5, according to three-quarters of economists in a Reuters poll which showed three further cuts this year, with the ... More

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  4/30/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Bashar Mahfooth
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Canada’s quarterly gross domestic product edged up 0.2% in February, suggesting the Bank of Canada may have a reason to cut rates in the summer. ... More

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  4/10/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Housing Market by Bashar Mahfooth
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News not all bad as central bank signals possibility of rate relief in June ... More

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  4/8/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Bashar Mahfooth
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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

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  3/19/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Bashar Mahfooth
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Economists widely expect central bank to start cutting rates in June ... More

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  3/4/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Bashar Mahfooth
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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 cuts ... More

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  2/28/2024 | Posted in Interest Rates by Bashar Mahfooth
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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? ... More

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  2/9/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Bashar Mahfooth
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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

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  2/5/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Bashar Mahfooth
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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

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  2/3/2024 | Posted in Interest Rates by Bashar Mahfooth
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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. ... More

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  1/18/2024 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Bashar Mahfooth
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This week’s rise in bond yields could cause some lenders to reverse recent fixed mortgage rate cuts, experts say. ... More

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  1/4/2024 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market Predictions by Bashar Mahfooth
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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. ... More

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  12/27/2023 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Bashar Mahfooth
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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 2024 ... More

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