Category: interest rates

Sep 30

Stocks are in and bonds are out: Top trades for the rest of the year

Breadcrumb Trail Links Investor Investors take a risk-on view following the Fed’s half-point rate cut in September Author of the article: Bloomberg News Liz Capo McCormick, Isabelle Lee and Ruth Carson Published Sep 30, 2024  •  Last updated 0 minutes ago  •  3 minute read The “Charging Bull” statue near the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks […]
May 2

Macklem defends Bank of Canada’s two per cent inflation target at Senate committee

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Economy Banking Senators questioned whether Bank of Canada should just change its inflation target to give Canadians relief on high mortgage rates Get the latest from Barbara Shecter straight to your inbox Sign Up Published May 01, 2024  •  Last updated 1 hour ago  •  4 minute read Bank of Canada Governor […]
Mar 20

S&P 500 closes at historic 5,200 mark after Fed signals rate cut

Article content Wall Street traders sent stocks to fresh all-time highs as the United States Federal Reserve signalled it’s on track to cut interest rates for the first time since the onset of the pandemic. In a historic move, the S&P 500 topped 5,200 on speculation that the end of the most-aggressive Fed hiking cycle […]
Mar 5

Bank of Canada rate cut risks igniting housing market

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Jun 14

Fed leaves interest rates on hold for first time in 15 months, signals 2 more hikes this year

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Economy Could raise again next month Author of the article: The Associated Press Christopher Rugaber Published Jun 14, 2023  •  Last updated 14 minutes ago  •  3 minute read Join the conversation U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Article content WASHINGTON — The United States Federal Reserve […]
Jun 12

David Rosenberg: The Bank of Canada may rue its recent interest rate hike

Breadcrumb Trail Links Economy Areas of the economy most sensitive to rates already seem to be in recession Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem hiked rates by 25 basis points at the June 7 meeting. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press/Bloomberg Article content There are lies. There are damned lies. And then there are statistics. To […]
Jun 5

Most Canadians waiting for mortgage rates to drop to reenter housing market: poll

Breadcrumb Trail Links Real Estate Mortgages Housing affordability near the worst it has been in more than 30 years A realtor’s sign outside a house for sale in Toronto. Photo by Chris Helgren/Reuters/File Photo Article content The housing market may be hearing up again, but most Canadians are still waiting on the sidelines for mortgage […]
Jun 3

Bank of Canada still has time to pause interest rates: Dawn Desjardins

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May 27

Bank of Canada July rate hike would be a mistake: CIBC’s Benjamin Tal

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