interest rates

Bank Of Canada Cuts Interest Rate Down To 3%, Lowest Since 2022
Economy

Bank Of Canada Cuts Interest Rate Down To 3%, Lowest Since 2022

Wednesday’s quarter-point cut is in line with messaging that Governing Council will be taking a more “gradual approach” to monetary policy, after delivering 50 bps cuts in both October and December.

Finance

STOREYS' Story Of The Year: Interest Rates

​No other topic has so consistently kept STOREYS' readers (and authors) as engaged over the last 12 months as interest rate news, updates, and insights.

Economy

Where Every Big Bank Stands On Wednesday's Interest Rate Announcement

For the last interest rate announcement of 2024 — slated for Wednesday, December 11 — the question is (once again) not will the Bank of Canada lower the rate, but by how much.

Mortgages

Canadian Mortgage Delinquencies Ease Amid Bank Of Canada Rate Cuts

While the phrase ‘mortgage delinquency’ may incite feelings of doom, gloom, and dread, a just-released report from Equifax comes through with a (relatively) positive swing.

Mortgages

85% Of Mortgages Up For Renewal In 2025 Face Higher Interest Rates

A certain percentage of those with mortgages up for renewal in 2025 could experience interest rates anywhere from 1% to 2.25% higher than when they entered into their last term.

Economy

RBC Already Calling For Another 50-Bps Interest Rate Cut In December

“We continue to expect one more 50-bps rate cut from the BoC this December to bring the overnight rate to the top end of the BoC’s estimate of its neutral range (3.25%) before a return to a more gradual pace of easing in 2025.”

Economy

Bank Of Canada Goes Big With 50 Bps Interest Rate Cut, Largest Since 2020

Wednesday’s interest rate decision brings the policy rate down to 3.75% in the largest cut from the Bank since 2020.

Economy

Where Every Big Bank Stands On Wednesday's Interest Rate Announcement

Another quarter-point drop is on the table this week, but economists with Canada’s ‘Big Five’ banks are by and large thinking bigger.

Economy

Inflation Cools To BoC Target, Igniting Calls For 50-Bps Rate Cut In October

Desjardins Economist Randall Bartlett tells STOREYS that August's inflation print marks a “turning point” for interest rates and an indication that better days are ahead for the housing market.

Economy

Bank Of Canada Cuts Interest Rate For Third Consecutive Time

Wednesday's announcement from the Bank of Canada brings the policy interest rate down to 4.25%.