Robert McLister: Three year fixed rate mortgages still the best value
Watch TD Bank economist Derek Burleton on how lower interest rates could come quicker than we thought
https://financialpost.com/news/economy/bank-of-canada-switches-risk-management-mode
Canada’s growth per person has declined in six of the past seven quarters
In an exclusive interview with the Financial Post, Macklem explains how the worry now is inflation falling too far
https://financialpost.com/news/bank-canada-tiff-macklem-balance-worries
Economists now expect cuts in September and October
https://financialpost.com/news/bank-of-canada-interest-rates-may-fall-faster
Some experts say it's not enough to help homebuyers
https://financialpost.com/real-estate/mortgages/bank-of-canada-interest-rate-cut-real-estate
Two more cuts expected this year
https://financialpost.com/news/economy/bank-of-canada-signals-more-cuts-economists
Reduces key policy rate to 4.50%
https://financialpost.com/news/economy/bank-of-canada-interest-rates-official-statement-july-24
Central bank reduces benchmark rate to 4.5%
https://financialpost.com/news/economy/bank-of-canada-cuts-interest-rate-0724
Debt has become unmanageable for half of Canadians, polls suggest
https://financialpost.com/news/bank-of-canada-interest-rate-cuts-too-little-too-late
Watch Derek Holt on the Bank of Canada's next rate decision
https://financialpost.com/news/economy/scotiabank-bank-of-canada-interest-rate-4-end-2024
Recent data suggest the economy is struggling
https://financialpost.com/news/economy/bank-of-canada-cut-rates-economy-softens
Canadians are holding the line on spending as they struggle with higher interest rates and inflation
https://financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/bank-of-canada-cut-rates-more-consumers
Bond market says 85% chance of another rate cut next week
Some of the country’s top economists believe the Bank of Canada now has the green light to cut rates next week
https://financialpost.com/news/economy/inflation-data-another-interest-rate-cut-economists
Chances of interest rate cut next week jump to almost 80%
https://financialpost.com/news/gloomy-surveys-suggest-bank-of-canada-left-rate-cuts-too-late
Forty per cent of companies say they do not plan to add more workers
https://financialpost.com/news/economy/businesses-consumers-slow-economic-growth-boc
Economists are confident the data will show inflation resumed its downward trajectory after a surprise jump
https://financialpost.com/news/economy/economists-expect-modest-decline-inflation
72% believe the cut will have little effect on the housing market overall
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https://financialpost.com/news/bank-of-canada-cut-needed-to-ease-jobless-rate-economist
There is one thing that could be a fly in the ointment on July 24
https://financialpost.com/news/bank-of-canada-rate-cut-obstacles-fading
Canada's unemployment rate rises and job numbers fall
Watch Deloitte's chief economist on interest rates, the housing market and the Canadian economy
https://financialpost.com/news/economy/bank-of-canada-september-next-cut-deloitte
The story beneath the surface still remains one of acute disinflation
https://financialpost.com/news/economy/bank-of-canada-nothing-to-fret-about-cpi
Robert McLister: Here are 5 reasons when extending your borrowing makes sense and 5 reasons to run
https://financialpost.com/real-estate/mortgage-debt-service-ratios-must-watch-data
Vancouver and Toronto still have average home prices around $1 million, necessitating a substantial down payment
https://financialpost.com/real-estate/renting-buying-impact-recent-interest-rate-drop
Economists say the numbers out today could sway the Bank of Canada to hold interest rates in July
https://financialpost.com/news/economy/inflation-data-cast-doubt-july-rate-cut
Market is now pricing in a 40% chance of a rate cut next month, down from 60%
https://financialpost.com/news/economy/canada-inflation-rate-accelerates
There is room for more investment in jobs — without stoking inflation, Bank of Canada governor says
https://financialpost.com/news/macklem-economy-invest-labour-address-productivity
Economists are predicting a slight decrease in Tuesday's inflation numbers, giving the central bank further room to cut its policy rate
https://financialpost.com/news/economy/next-bank-of-canada-interest-rate-cut-may-inflation
A considerable amount of time was spent discussing the potential risks to the inflation and economic outlooks
https://financialpost.com/news/economy/bank-of-canada-consensus-june-cut-deliberations
55% are worried about their personal and day-to-day family finances
CREA predicts this could be the last slow month now that interest rates are moving lower
https://financialpost.com/real-estate/housing-market-to-get-boost-bank-of-canada-crea
Watch: 'We're at a fork in the road in regards to Canada and U.S.,' says BMO's Earl Davis
https://financialpost.com/investing/markets-mixed-scaled-back-interest-rate-cut-expectations
All the central bank is doing now is damage control
https://financialpost.com/investing/bank-of-canada-has-to-keep-cutting-rates
Bank of Canada has asked businesses to innovate — just like they did during the pandemic — to boost Canada's productivity
https://financialpost.com/news/economy/bank-canada-tiff-macklem-urges-businesses-innovate
Mortgage rates move with bond rates and they're already 'inverted' — lower than short rates, which isn't normal and likely won't last
https://financialpost.com/opinion/bank-of-canada-rate-cuts-wont-reduce-mortgage-costs
FP Video talks to a leading economist and mortgage expert about what this means for Canadians
https://financialpost.com/news/economy/bank-of-canada-cuts-interest-rates-what-happens-next
Pent-up demand is expected to drive both sales and prices higher
https://financialpost.com/real-estate/bank-of-canada-interest-rate-cut-housing-market
Falling Canadian dollar could stoke inflation, but central bank says those concerns are a long way off
https://financialpost.com/news/economy/bank-of-canada-divergence-us-federal-reserve-loonie
Canada's unemployment rate ticked up to 6.2 per cent in May as the economy added 27,000 jobs in the month
https://financialpost.com/news/economy/jobs-data-bank-of-canada-cuts-economists
Watch Leah Zlatkin on how the rate cut will affect the housing market and mortgages
https://financialpost.com/real-estate/bank-of-canada-opens-door-variable-rate-mortgages
Variable-rate borrowers are seeing $12 to $21 decreases in monthly payments per $100,000 of balance
McLister: Yes, five-year fixed rates provide robust payment protection at a fair cost, but they are about as flexible as a frozen turkey
How the interest rate cut will affect the economy, the housing market and Canadians
https://financialpost.com/news/economy/bank-of-canada-interest-rate-cut-questions
Canada's biggest banks are reducing their lending rates
https://financialpost.com/fp-finance/banking/rbc-cuts-prime-rate-after-bank-of-canada
Fell by 0.3% in the first quarter compared to the previous quarter
https://financialpost.com/news/economy/productivity-decline-bank-of-canada-cuts-interest-rates
What the economists say about the central bank's first cut in more than four years
https://financialpost.com/news/economy/bank-of-canada-signals-more-interest-rate-cuts-economists
Robert McLister: The writing's on the wall — lower variable rates are coming
https://financialpost.com/real-estate/markets-bet-bank-of-canada-rate-cut
Mortgage strategist Robert McLister looks at whether rolling the dice is worth the thrill
https://financialpost.com/real-estate/mortgages/fix-or-float-mortgage-when-bank-of-canada-cuts-rates