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The Federal Reserve and Bank of Canada can afford to pause interest-rate increases now because inflation pressures are easing rapidly, according to a Bank of Montreal ... More

Economists don't believe the Bank of Canada is ready to hit the brakes on its interest rate-hiking cycle just yet, even as signs grow that inflation is easing and the ... More

"They are in a very difficult situation in which they have to tell you they are done without telling you they are done"

National aggregate home price posts single-digit year-over-year decline in Q4 over 2021; double-digit growth compared to 2020 and 2019

Some industry analysts believe the time for rate hikes has come to an end.

Despite a strong start to the year, real estate in 2022 was largely defined by a lack of affordability, spurred by one of the most polarizing interest rate hike cycles in Bank ... More

The end of the central bank's rate hikes may be imminent – a development that could be a welcome boost for homebuyers

The Bank of Canada is almost done with its current series of rate hikes, but consumers should brace for higher borrowing costs before the end, according to central bank ... More

While homeowners with variable-rate mortgages brace for another expected hike next week from the Bank of Canada, fixed-rates are rising too, according to rate insiders.

The Bank of Canada is not beholden to the United States Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate-hike trajectory, according to Randal Quarles, the Fed’s former vice ... More

Over the past week, nearly all of Canada’s Big-6 banks have increased their shorter-term fixed mortgage rates.

Bank of Canada still focused on bringing inflation down, say economists

A massive rate jump at the central bank’s meeting next month is a near certainty, economists say

The Bank of Canada has raised its benchmark interest rate by the largest amount in more than 20 years, sharply increasing the cost of borrowing in an attempt to rein in runaway ... More

CMHC revises down home price forecast over next two years to adjust for interest rate spike.

Experts say extending the amortization period for your mortgage could keep your monthly payments in check even as you face higher interest rates, but caution that doing so ... More

Economists believe it's even more likely Macklem will have the confidence to increase the benchmark rate the same as U.S. bank authority.

Central bank highlights rising debt loads and falling home prices among ... More

House prices are set to continue falling across Canada as a result of the current market cooldown, with the only question being by how much, according to a well-known ... More

The increments in the central bank’s rate hikes will become narrower in the foreseeable future, analysts say

Central bank rate expected to hit 1.5% on Wednesday — soon it could be twice that

"This is more likely to be a soft landing than a severe correction or some kind of crash or meltdown"

Notwithstanding some additional rate hikes last week, fixed mortgage rates have seemingly plateaued following a stellar run-up over the past several months.

The cost of living continued to increase in April, raising the odds that the Bank of Canada will respond forcefully with at least a 50-basis-point rate hike at its June ... More

After two years of red-hot market activity, higher borrowing costs are causing a cool down in Canada’s feverish real estate markets during the traditionally busy spring ... More

Following a jump in bond yields last week, lenders across the country once again bumped up their fixed mortgage rates.

Bond yields and central bank rates have never been lower, but not all the savings are filtering down.

Canada’s mortgage rates are creeping up even though the country’s central bank has slashed borrowing costs to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Remember the Bank of Canada’s anxiety over worrisome consumer debt loads and housing imbalances? So much for that.

Just a few days before the Bank of Canada’s March 4 meeting, the Monetary Policy Council of the C.D. Howe Institute called on the institution to lower its benchmark ... More