Interest rate

Depend on feds to deal with housing, debt risks, says BoC

Risks stemming from household debt and the housing market will be better addressed by the government's recent policy moves than by interest rate decisions.

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |November 1, 2016

2 min read

Economic Indicators

BoC rate cut unlikely after August GDP bump

Statistics Canada says the economy grew by 0.2% in August, and economists say that's in line with BoC expectations.

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |November 1, 2016

2 min read

Market Insights

Negative rates can turn your world upside down

How fixed income managers are responding

By Simon Doyle |October 21, 2016

7 min read

Economic Indicators

Don’t price in a rate cut just yet

Find out why.

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |October 19, 2016

4 min read

Fed insider warns of consequences of low rates

Boston Fed president Eric Rosengren is warning that low rates are negatively effecting asset prices, reports The Wall Street Journal. As of March, commercial real estate lending totalled US$3.6 trillion, provided by banks, financial firms, pension funds and life insurers. Low-yield returns brought about by the Fed and its overseas counterparts are driving real estate […]

By Staff |September 19, 2016

1 min read

Interest rate

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Don’t price in a rate cut just yet

Expect housing warning from BoC

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Fed insider warns of consequences of low rates