interest rates

Economists predict June rate cut as inflation continues to ease

March 19, 2024 No Comments

Today’s lower-than-expected inflation reading for February has bolstered confidence that the Bank of Canada could initiate its first rate cut in June.

Tiff Macklem, governor of the Bank of Canada, speaks during an event at the Toronto Region Board of Trade in Toronto

“Still too early” to start cutting rates, says BoC’s Macklem

March 6, 2024 No Comments

Following today’s decision by the Bank of Canada to leave interest rates on hold, Governor Tiff Macklem said plainly that it’s still too early to being

We could reach 2% inflation by this summer: National Bank

February 23, 2024 No Comments

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?
National Bank of Canada thinks so.

High interest rates impacting Canadians love life

Latest in mortgage news: 50% of Canadians say high interest rates are negatively impacting their love life

February 12, 2024 1 Comment

As Cupid readies his arrows for Valentine’s Day, a new survey has uncovered that high interest rates are taking their toll on Canadians’ romantic life

Fixed mortgage rates in Canada resume their decline amid economic volatility

February 3, 2024 No Comments

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.

Bank of Canada needs ‘assurance’ of 2% inflation path before cutting rates: Macklem

February 1, 2024 2 Comments

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said the Bank will only start entertaining interest rate cuts once it has “assurance” that inflation is trending back towards its 2% target.

Sticky inflation to push Bank of Canada rate cuts to at least June: economists

January 22, 2024 No Comments

A majority of economists believe stubborn inflation is likely to delay the first Bank of Canada rate cut until at least June.

2023 mortgage market year in review

December 29, 2023 No Comments

As we wrap up a year full of economic twists and turns—and interest rate ups and downs—we wanted to look back at some of the top mortgage-related stories that graced our pages in 2023.

2024 housing and interest rate forecasts - Canada

2024 housing market and interest rate forecasts

December 27, 2023 No Comments

2023 was a year that tested the resilience of Canadian mortgage holders. And as we look forward, there’s optimism that 2024 will be the year of rate relief.

Big banks and lenders slash mortgage rates in time for the holidays

December 21, 2023 2 Comments

Several of Canada’s big banks and numerous other lenders are offering a practical gift for borrowers this holiday season: lower mortgage rates.