June 17, 2024
Today’s post provides highlights from the Fed’s latest and outlines the implications for Canadian fixed and variable mortgage rates.
Posts from the ‘mortgagerateforecast’ Tag
June 10, 2024
Today's post provides highlights from the Bank of Canada's policy-rate meeting last week, and explains why I think more cuts will be forthcoming.
June 3, 2024
In this week’s post I tackle the age-old fixed vs variable question with three different rate simulations.
May 27, 2024
Our latest inflation data open the door wide for a Bank of Canada rate cut at its next meeting on June 5.
May 13, 2024
Today’s post explains why I think last month’s employment headline won’t cause the Bank of Canada to alter its rate-cut timetable.
May 6, 2024
Today’s post explains why last week’s policy announcement by the US Fed was good news for Canadian fixed mortgage rates.
April 29, 2024
Canadian Variable Mortgage Rates Should Fall Soon, But Fixed Mortgage Rates Are Headed the Other Way
Today’s post explains why our fixed and variable mortgage rates will likely be heading in opposite directions in the near future.
April 22, 2024
In today’s post I offer a contrarian view on the why our federal government’s much maligned budget will actually help minimize near-term economic turbulence.