February 27, 2012
A Look at the Bank of Canada's Latest Household Finances and Financial Stability Review - Monday Morning Interest Rate Update (February 27, 2012)
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February 21, 2012
Why Bad News From Beyond Our Borders is Good News for Canadian Mortgage Rates - Tuesday Morning Interest Rate Update (February 21, 2012).
February 15, 2012
Many people think that the differences in how lenders calculate fixed-rate mortgage penalties are a non-issue now that rates have fallen to ultra-low levels. Nothing could be further from the truth.
February 13, 2012
Euro-Zone Crisis Keeping Canadian Bond Yields and Mortgage Rates Low - Monday Morning Interest Rate Update (February 13, 2012).
February 6, 2012
CAN and US Employment Reports: The Canaries in Our Economic Mine Shaft - Monday Morning Interest Rate Update (February 6, 2012).
January 30, 2012
What the Fed's "Lower for Longer" Announcement Means for Canadian Mortgage Rates - Monday Morning Interest Rate Update (January 30, 2012).
January 25, 2012
This week's post is my latest Quarterly Mortgage Market Update. It focuses on the end of the world's four-decades old Debt Super Cycle and talks about why Canada is uniquely positioned to weather the deleverging period that we now find oursevles in. As usual, I also offer my view on where fixed and variable rates may be headed in the future.
January 23, 2012
The Bank of Canada Says That Rising Household Debt Levels Will Provide Economic Fuel, As Long As No One Lights A Match - Monday Morning Interest Rate Update (January 23, 2012).