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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 3, 2023 8:55 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Bank of Canada deputy governor Nicolas Vincent says businesses are still raising their prices more frequently and by larger amounts than they did before the pandemic, which is contributing to higher-than-expected …
Read More »As interest rate decision looms, here’s what to expect in the fall housing market – National
Canada’s housing market could face a chill this fall as prospective buyers and sellers wait to see where the Bank of Canada’s interest rate path will head, according to new polling released Tuesday. Re/Max Canada said in a report that home prices are expected to remain flat nationally from August …
Read More »Canada’s economy grew 0.3% in May, but early signs of declines in June – National
Canada’s economy kept growing in May, but early signs of a long-awaited slowdown started to appear in June, according to Statistics Canada. The federal agency said Friday that real gross domestic product was up 0.3 per cent in May, with growth in services-producing sectors offsetting declines in goods. A return …
Read More »Statistics Canada set to release GDP report for April – National
A pair of key economic reports are due out Friday morning. Statistics Canada will release its report on how the economy fared in April when it releases its reading of gross domestic product for the month. The agency’s early estimate for April that it released last month had pointed to …
Read More »Canada’s housing market has ‘rebounded sharply’. As rates rise, can it last? – National
The Bank of Canada’s return to interest rate hikes will not be enough to fully tamp down an uptick in activity in the housing market, argues a new report from Desjardins. Signals from the Bank of Canada that its interest rate tightening cycle had possibly peaked in January gave way …
Read More »Bank of Canada set to announce June rate decision. Will it hike or hold? – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 7, 2023 6:29 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Bank of Canada is set to announce its interest rate decision Wednesday as speculation about another rate hike heats up. Recent economic data suggests the Canadian economy is running hotter …
Read More »High interest rates are slowing homebuilding, but the worst is yet to come – National
Homebuilding in Canada is slowing down just as policymakers are trying to pick up the pace. The rapid surge in interest rates over the last year is starting to throttle the pace of homebuilding, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) warned in a new housing supply report Wednesday. As …
Read More »Bank of Canada set to release summary explaining latest interest rate hike – National
The Bank of Canada will release a summary of its deliberations on the latest interest rate hike later Wednesday, the first time the central bank is giving Canadians a peek behind the curtain into its decision-making process. The bank last year announced it would start publishing these summaries about two …
Read More »Bank of Canada not ready to hit the brakes on rate hikes yet, economists say – National
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 economy is softening. Canada’s central bank is expected to announce its eighth consecutive rate increase on Wednesday, with most commercial …
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