Author: Connolly Capital

The Debt Ceiling? The “Debt Ceiling” is the maximum amount of money Congress allows the federal government to borrow to cover its bills (CNBC). Because the government spends more money than it collects in taxes, it must take out debt to pay its expenses. Prior to...

Rates Surge Here we go again. Lenders are dealing with a dramatic increase in their funding costs. This has spiked mortgage rates on all fixed rate terms. Yields are increasing due to various factors including; Fear of further central bank tightening due to inflation report (more on that...

A seller's market has returned Real estate markets across Canada have surged in April. This is going to make CREA's data release on Monday one to watch. Stay tuned for that next week. The rumour is, the numbers are going to surprise a lot of people....

The Final Fed Hike?   The U.S Federal Reserve hiked another 25 basis points on Wednesday. Could this be the final rate hike for the foreseeable future? Most economists think so as Powell is now acknowledging some progress as the U.S labour market is coming into “balance”....

Inflation Slows to 4.30%   With lower inflation comes lower interest rates. Tiff Macklem spoke at the Parliament's Standing Committee on Finance Tuesday. "We are encouraged by the progress so far". This is the first time we have seen inflation reports that begin with a “4” since...