February 8, 2021
Last month saw a spike in job losses, but Government of Canada bond yields rose anyway. Today's post explains why.
February 1, 2021
Canadian mortgage rates are at rock-bottom levels The only debate is over how long they will stay there, and the race between the virus and the vaccines will tell the tale.
January 25, 2021
Here are my thoughts on five of the Bank of Canada's key messages from last week that are noteworthy for anyone keeping an eye on Canadian mortgage rates.
January 18, 2021
Every forecast concedes that the path of the virus will determine the fate of all else, before then assuming that it will be brought to heel. But what if it isn’t?
January 11, 2021
Our employment recovery stalled out last month, and in this week's post I offer my take on how that will impact our mortgage rates.
January 4, 2021
This week's post offers my mortgage-rate forecast for 2021. (Spoiler alert: I think the consensus has it wrong.)
December 21, 2020
I’ll be off until the new year. In the meantime, here are links to my recent blog posts that address five key mortgage questions.
December 14, 2020
In today's post I explain why the odds of another Bank of Canada rate cut have increased of late.