The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of ¼ %, with the Bank Rate at ½ % and the deposit rate at ¼ %. With overall economic slack now absorbed, the Bank has removed its exceptional forward guidance on its policy interest rate ...

Policymakers, who make a decision tomorrow, are in a trickier spot after economy's surprise contraction

The Bank of Canada is still on course to raise interest rates to 0.50 per cent towards the end of next year, according to economists polled by Reuters, despite a surprise contraction in ...

In a scheduled announcement on October 28,2020, the Bank of Canada maintained its overnight lending rate at 0.25%. The Bank noted economic headwinds are rising as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise across the country.

The Bank stated it will hold the policy interest rate at ...

The type of securities blamed for triggering a credit crisis in the U.S. a decade ago could now be part of the solution in Canada, where a cooling housing market is a key risk to its US$1.7 trillion economy.

The Bank of Canada is discussing ways to ...

The Bank of Canada may be underestimating the extent of the cooling in the country’s housing market as well as its knock-on effects for the consumer-driven economy, according to research firm Capital Economics.

Sales of pre-construction units in Toronto and Vancouver slowed in 2018, making it harder for developers to ...

The recent federal Budget proposed a series of incentives that demonstrates the government’s commitment to housing affordability, and CMHC is proud to take a leading role in many of them. We know that you’re particularly anxious for details regarding the new First-Time Home Buyers Incentive (FTHBI).

Affordable home ownership is ...

The Canadian government should consider being flexible on its new mortgage lending rules because the impact has been longer-lasting and more significant than originally intended, Toronto-Dominion Bank says.

Home sales were about 40,000 lower between the final quarter of 2017 and the same period a year later than they ...

Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz is widely expected to cement expectations for a prolonged pause on interest rates on Wednesday, as the nation’s economy grapples with a slowdown.

All 24 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg see policy makers leaving the benchmark overnight rate at 1.75 per cent in a ...