OTTAWA--A need to fuel faster growth and shield the economy from U.S. trade-policy uncertainty led senior Bank of Canada officials to agree on a quarter-point rate cut last month, according to minutes ...
A need to fuel faster growth and shield the economy from U.S. trade-policy uncertainty led senior Bank of Canada officials to ...
The Bank of Canada has appointed Michelle Alexopoulos to the central bank’s second outsider position, expanding its ...
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) remains buried within consolidation against the Greenback. The Loonie briefly fell to its lowest ...
The Bank of Canada (BoC) delivers a widely expected 25 basis points rate cut, bringing interest rates down to 3.00% on Wednesday. This reduction in rates comes at a slower pace after back-to-back ...
The Bank of Canada (BoC) last raised its key interest rate to 5% on July 12, 2023, marking the first time since April 2001 that the rate had hit the 5% mark. Before that pause, a series of rate ...
Canada’s unemployment rate continues to decline, falling to 6.6 per cent in January as the economy created more jobs than ...
Interest rates in Canada respond to what happens elsewhere. For example, foreign interest rates fell during 2019. Interest rates for Canadian five-year fixed mortgages dropped in response. The Bank of ...
merged with Imperial Bank of Canada (founded in 873). It currently serves more than 13 million customers. CIBC offers some GICs at a “bonus rate,” which generates more interest than the posted ...
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BMO’s prime rate was lowered to 5.25% on January 30, 2025, following the Bank of Canada rate announcement ... With a fixed-rate mortgage, your interest rate will remain the same for the duration ...
Other things equal, more bond buying leads to lower bond yields, which usually means lower fixed mortgage rates. And that’s exactly what we’re seeing.