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OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada decided to hold its key interest rate steady on Wednesday amid mounting evidence the economy is slowing, but the central bank isn’t declaring victory yet as it remains cautious to not fuel speculation about rate cuts....

Majority of lender's mortgage book reprices in 2025 and 2026 Interest rates are likely to come down next year, Royal Bank of Canada chief executive Dave McKay said, allowing for the lender’s customers to avoid major pain when the majority of it...

Many who bought in July 2018 have watched their property values surge We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. Posthaste: Homeowners i...

At least one economist predicts an early 2024 cut The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate at five per cent on Sept. 6, with one economist predicting the bank’s next move could be a cut based on deteriorating economic data, though po...

Treasuries sank as a handful of companies flooded the market with billions of dollars in debt sales before this month’s key economic data and the Federal Reserve’s rate decision. Stocks fell and the dollar hit the highest since March as a rally in oil added t...

Canada's main stock index moved lower as investors await an interest rate decision from the Bank of Canada Wednesday, while U.S. stock markets also posted losses.  The S&P/TSX Composite Index was down 131.60 points, or 0.64 per cent, at 20,413.76. In Ne...

Keith Richards, president and chief portfolio manager, ValueTrend Wealth Management FOCUS: Technical analysis  MARKET OUTLOOK: The bottom line is economics 101: supply and demand. On the supply side, years of modern monetary theory – money print...

The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at 5%, with the Bank Rate at 5¼% and the deposit rate at 5%. The Bank is also continuing its policy of quantitative tightening. Inflatio...

Worst-case scenario where values plunge 30% would bring price-to-income ratio to still unaffordable 2015 levels Even a sharp recession is unlikely to restore affordability to Toronto’s housing market, according to a new study from Desjardins t...

Disturbingly broad-based weakness in economy begs the question: Tiff, what more do you need to see? The Canadian economy unexpectedly dipped into contraction in the second quarter, at a 0.2 per cent annual rate instead of expanding at a 1.2 per...