The Bank of Canada cut its key policy rate for the second consecutive month, slicing away 25 basis points to achieve a 4.5% level. In announcing the rate cut, the central bank predicted Canadian GDP growth to increase in the second half of 2024 and into 2025, adding...
State legislatures fighting against property taxes, a California restaurant chain closing eateries and a stock market for Texas. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are the Hits and Misses for the week of June 3-7. Hit: Saying No to New Taxes. The...
The Bank of Canada reduced its main interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.75%, the central bank’s first rate cut in four years and the first rate cut this year enacted by a G7 nation. “With further and more sustained evidence underlying inflation is easing,...
One-third (32%) of Canadians are predicting that the Bank of Canada will begin to cut interest rates next week, while 42% are believe no cuts will be forthcoming. According to a survey of 1,500 Canadians conducted by Dye & Durham, two-thirds (65%) of Canadians...
The Bank of Canada is warning that homeowners and renters continue to struggle in adapting to the nation’s new normal of higher interest rates. According to Financial Post coverage, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklen acknowledged the adjustment to higher interest...