Slash rates to avoid recession
Readers’ letters on the need for interest rate cuts, slashing stamp duty for retirees, housing affordability, tax bracket ...
BMO Money Market Fund ETF Series: Potential Opportunity For U.S. Investors Looking At Canada
The BMO Money Market Fund ETF offers a low-risk investment in CAD-denominated securities with a current yield of around 3.6%.
Outlook for Fortis Stock in 2025
Fortis ( TSX:FTS) is up 8% so far in 2025. Investors who missed the bounce are wondering if FTS stock is still undervalued ...
The Fed holds interest rates steady but cuts economic growth forecasts because of tariffs
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept interest rates unchanged as central bank officials weigh the impact of President Donald ...
Annual rate of inflation accelerates sharply to 2.6% in February as tax break ends
The annual rate of inflation accelerated sharply to 2.6 per cent in February as the federal government's temporary tax break came to an end mid-month, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.
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Inflation's surprise jump could push Bank of Canada to pause rate cuts
A surprise jump in inflation and a flood of "noise" in the economy may push the Bank of Canada to pause its interest rate ...
Canada's annual inflation rate leaps to 2.6%, complicating path for BoC as tariff bite still looms
Spike in core measures "isn't good news as this doesn't yet reflect the impact of tariffs," CIBC economist says ...
Canada's inflation jumps to eight-month high as sales tax break ends
Canada's annual inflation rate showed a surprise jump to 2.6% in February, surpassing expectations as a sales tax break that ...
Fed rate cut likely to be put on hold at March meeting as trade war uncertainty builds
Consumers aren't likely to see an interest rate cut in March. But economists still say a few more rate cuts could take place in 2025.
Metro Vancouver's new housing construction starts down by 48%
Following a strong start to 2025, new housing starts in February 2025 in Metro Vancouver fell by 48 per cent year-over-year, ...
Bank of Canada would need to hike interest rates by up to 1.25% in full-blown tariff war, warns OECD
Canada’s economy may have ended 2024 on a high note, but that could all be undone as world trade is upended by Donald Trump’s ...
Central banking in a trade war
If the U.S. backs down on tariffs, the Canadian economy is primed for a solid expansion in 2025, but if Donald Trump sticks ...