April 22, 2024
In today’s post I offer a contrarian view on the why our federal government’s much maligned budget will actually help minimize near-term economic turbulence.
Posts from the ‘mortgagerates’ Tag
April 15, 2024
Today's post shares five observations from the Bank of Canada's latest policy-rate meeting that will be of interest to anyone keeping an eye on Canadian mortgage rates.
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.
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.