Experts are anticipating the BoC benchmark interest rate to retreat to 4% by the end of next year ... More

Canada’s unemployment rate ticked up two basis points to 5.7% in October, suggesting the Bank of Canada can now remain “firmly on the sidelines,” economists say. ... More

Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank held its key interest rate at five per cent in part because of the effect a wave of upcoming mortgage renewals is ... More

The Bank of Canada delivered its second straight rate hold today, but signalled that it remains concerned about inflationary risks and price pressures. ... More

The overnight rate could settle around 3%, according to leading economist ... More

Upcoming mortgage renewals at high interest rate levels will potentially drive the Canadian economy into a more severe downturn than anticipated. ... More

Canadian mortgage borrowers continued to see their interest costs climb in the second quarter, which have now soared over 80% since the Bank of Canada started raising interest ... More

The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate steady at five per cent today, citing recent evidence that suggests the economy is weakening. ... More

This is despite a projected slight drop in the BoC’s policy rate by the end of 2024 or early 2025 ... More

Economists say the latest GDP data from Statistics Canada showing a contraction in the economy suggests the Bank of Canada's rate hiking campaign may be coming to an end. ... More

The Bank of Canada (BoC) will not raise rates again and will start cutting a little later than previously anticipated, according to a survey of market participants released by the ... More

The Bank of Canada hiked interest rates again this week in response to persistently high inflation, prompting questions about the role of mortgages in the ongoing battle with high ... More

Following the Bank of Canada’s latest interest rate hike, experts say Canadian mortgage owners will feel the impact of higher borrowing costs, either in the form of higher ... More

The Bank of Canada today increased its target for the overnight rate to 5%, with the Bank Rate at 5¼% and the deposit rate at 5%. The Bank is also continuing its policy of ... More

All six of Canada’s main commercial lenders now expect the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates next week after the country’s labor market tripled expectations in ... More

Ottawa has published a new set of guidelines to standardize how Canada’s federally regulated lenders offer mortgage relief to consumers struggling under the weight of higher ... More

Canada's record pace of interest rate hikes has led to the repayment period for many variable rate mortgages lengthening to over 30 years, helping to shield households from ... More

Economists weigh in on the possibilities for the central bank’s policy rate ... More

Mortgage lenders, including most of the big banks, have continued to hike their fixed mortgage rates following the recent surge in Government of Canada bond yields, which are used ... More

The Bank of Canada's governing council considered waiting until July to raise interest rates, but ultimately decided to act sooner in the face of hot economic data. ... More

Central banks seek sweet spot between fighting inflation and sparking recession ... More

Hawkish monetary policy and inflation posing headwinds for borrowers, latest figures suggest ... More

Could the prospect of persistently high rates spell trouble for the market’s stability? ... More

The Bank of Canada will have to keep rates higher for longer unless governments do more to dial back their spending, one of the country’s largest commercial lenders warned. ... More

Many economists are now pencilling in another hike in July ... More

Variable-rate mortgage holders are in for “more pain” following the Bank of Canada’s half-expected decision to hike interest rates again. ... More

After hitting pause on rates, growing speculation the bank is ready to hike again ... More

While a large number of mortgage holders have seen their monthly payment rates jump over the past year due to rising interest rates, the Bank of Canada (BoC) says the impact could ... More

The central bank has kept the policy rate frozen at 4.5% in its two most recent meetings ... More

Tiff Macklem, a former second-in-command at the Bank of Canada, is returning to the central bank to take over the top job at a moment that he says cries out for bold, ... More