April 8, 2024
Today’s post explains why I think the Bank of Canada will sound more hawkish than the market expects when it meets this Wednesday.
Posts from the ‘davethemortgagebroker’ Tag
April 1, 2024
Statistics Canada released our latest GDP data, our banking regulator announced a new set of guidelines for federally regulated lenders, and Prime Minister Trudeau proposed a new Renters Bill of Rights.
March 25, 2024
Last week was a busy one for news affecting Canadian mortgage rates.
March 11, 2024
The longer the BoC waits to enact its first rate cut, the lower its policy rate will then have to go to course correct.
March 4, 2024
This week's post explains why I'm not buying soft-landing forecasts, and why I believe the Bank of Canada's first rate cut is not far off.
February 26, 2024
Today's post explains why I believe that Canadian fixed and variable mortgage rates may soon be moving in different directions.
February 20, 2024
Here are links to five recent posts that outline key factors that are impacting Canadian mortgage rates.
February 12, 2024
The latest employment data confirmed that our labour market is softening despite the stronger-than-expected headline result.
February 5, 2024
Today’s post explains why a recession is still more likely than a soft landing and predicts how it will impact Canadian mortgage rates.
January 29, 2024
Today’s post provides my five key takeaways from the Bank of Canada’s policy-rate meeting last week.
January 15, 2024
Today’s post explains why the composition of our current inflation pressure puts the Bank of Canada in a dilly of a pickle.
December 18, 2023
Today's post highlights the surprisingly dovish commentary from the US Federal Reserve last week, and explains why it will soon leader to lower Canadian fixed mortgage rates.