Weekly Digest———April 14th, 2025 - April 20th, 2025 Bank of Canada HoldsDespite the economy facing the existential threat of 25% tariffs back in March, the Bank of Canada seemed reluctant to commit to aggressive policy loosening because of upside inflation risks. Underlying inflations pressures remain strong,What’s...
Weekly Digest———March 3rd, 2025 - March 16th, 2025 Tariffs ImpactsLegendary investor Warren Buffett equated Trump's tariffs to "an act of war." That helped send investors running for government bonds. As bond prices and yields move inversely, buying pressure leads to lower yields. Last week, Canada 5...
Weekly Digest———February 10th, 2025 - February 23rd, 2025 Canadian Inflation RateThe GST holiday meant that headline inflation remained below the 2% target in January, but there is clear evidence that underlying inflation pressures are building. The latest headline reading increased to 1.90% up from 1.80%. With...
Weekly Digest———February 3rd, 2025 Bank of Canada - Jan 29thWith the economy doing better “recently”, the Bank of Canada’s decision to cut by 25bps on Wednesday might have been a closer call were it not for the looming threat of tariffs.The Bank’s decision to lower the...
Weekly Digest ———January 20th, 2025 - January 26th, 2025 CANADA INFLATION READINGCanada’s headline inflation fell to 1.80%. The Bank’s preferred CPI-trim and CPI-median core measures, which adjust for tax changes, rose by 0.3%. The GST holiday has also skewed numbers and will continue to alter data for the...
Weekly DigestJanuary 13th -19th, 2025 Interest RatesSince Christmas, the 5 year Canada Bond Yield has been on an up and down swing. With lots of political commentary dominating the news cycle, and the fear that inflation is not contained in the United States, it is causing...
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Weekly Digest———December 11th, 2024 Partner Trip for 2025April (Spring) 2025, our annual realtor trip will be held in Nashville, Tennessee.Send $1,500,000 in total closed mortgage business to automatically gain your spot on the trip. To date, we have 7 realtors who have already qualified. 0.50% Cut Likely A...
Weekly Digest———December 3rd, 2024 Partner Trip for 2025April (Spring) 2025, our annual realtor trip will be held in Nashville, Tennessee.Qualifying is easy. Send $1,500,000 in total closed mortgage business to automatically qualify.To date, we have 7 realtors who have already qualified. Tariff ThreatsCountries generally use tariffs to protect...