Interest Rates Will Stay Higher For LongerBy Scott WestlakeJuly 13, 20230 comments#boc #bankofcanada #interestrates #mortgagerates #variablerates #economy ...Read more...
It's a Close Call Which Way the Bank Will GoBy Scott WestlakeJuly 8, 20230 comments#BoC #bankofcanada #interestrates #mortgagerates #variablerates #economy Employment growth last month came in at a whopping 60,000 ...Read more...
Will the May Inflation Decline Thwart Another Rate Hike in July?By Scott WestlakeJune 27, 20230 comments#inflation #bankofcanada #boc #rates #mortgagerate The May inflation data, released this morning by Statistics ...Read more...
Holy Smokes, The Bank of Canada Means BusinessBy Scott WestlakeJune 8, 20230 comments#boc #bankofcanada #interestrates #mortgagerates #variablerates #economy If there were any doubt that the Bank of Canada wanted inflation to fall to 2%, it would be obliterated today. In a relatively surprising move, the Bank hiked the overnight policy ...Read more...
The Bank of Canada Holds Rates Steady Again But Maintains Its Commitment To 2% InflationBy Scott WestlakeApril 12, 20230 comments#boc #bankofcanada #interestrates #mortgagerates #variablerates #economy ...Read more...
Further Decline in Inflation in February Will Keep the Bank of Canada On Hold in AprilBy Scott WestlakeMarch 21, 20230 comments#bankofcanada #interestrate #boc #variablemortgage #mortgagerates All eyes will be on the Federal Reserve tomorrow when ...Read more...
The Bank of Canada Holds Rates Steady Even As the Fed Promises to Push HigherBy Scott WestlakeMarch 8, 20230 comments#boc #bankofcanada #interestrates #mortgagerates #variablerates As expected, the central bank held the overnight rate ...Read more...
Bad News Is Good News for the Bank of CanadaBy Scott WestlakeMarch 2, 20230 comments#BoC #bankofcanada #interestrates #mortgagerates #variablerates Statistics Canada released the real gross domestic product ...Read more...
Further Decline in Inflation in January Affirms Bank of Canada Pause in MarchBy Scott WestlakeFebruary 21, 20230 comments#boc #bankofcanada #econony #mortgagerates Canadian inflation decelerated meaningfully in January ...Read more...
No Surprises Here: The Bank of Canada Hiked Rates By Only 25 bps, Signalling A PauseBy Scott WestlakeJanuary 25, 20230 comments#boc #variablerates #bankofcanada #mortgagerates #monitarypolicy As expected, the Bank of Canada--satisfied with the sharp ...Read more...
The Bank of Canada Hiked Rates The Full 50 bpsBy Scott WestlakeDecember 7, 20220 comments#bankofcanada #interestrate #boc #variablemortgage #mortgagerates The Governing Council of the Bank of Canada raised its ...Read more...
Little Comfort for the Bank of Canada in Today's Jobs ReportBy Scott WestlakeDecember 5, 20220 comments#BoC #interestrate #variablerate #bankofcanada #mortgagerate #jobs Today's Labour Force Survey for November will do little ...Read more...
The Bank of Canada Slowed the Pace of Monetary TighteningBy Scott WestlakeOctober 26, 20220 comments#BoC #interestrate #variablerate #bankofcanada #mortgagerate The Governing Council of the Bank of Canada raised its target for the overnight policy rate by 50 basis points today to 3.75% and signalled that the policy rate would rise further. The ...Read more...
The Bank of Canada Hiked Rates Again And Isn't Finished YetBy Scott WestlakeSeptember 8, 20220 comments#BoC #bankofcanada #interestrates #mortgagerates #variablerates The Governing Council of the Bank of Canada raised its target for the overnight policy rate by 75 basis points today to 3.25% and signalled that the policy rate would rise further. The ...Read more...
Another Jumbo Rate Hike, Signalling More To ComeBy Scott WestlakeJune 2, 20220 comments#BoC #bankofcanada #variablerate #increasedrate #ratechange The Governing Council of the Bank of Canada raised the overnight policy rate by a full 50 basis points once again today, marking the third rate hike this year. The two back-to-back ...Read more...
Canadian Housing Market Feels The Pinch of Higher RatesBy Scott WestlakeMay 17, 20220 comments#rateupdate #BoC #bankofCanada #housingsupply #supplyvsdemand Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show that the slowdown that began in March in response to higher interest rates has broadened. In April, ...Read more...