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OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada hit a turning point on Wednesday when it announced a half percentage point interest rate increase while signalling it might be ready to pause its aggressive rate hike cycle.The central bank hiked its key…

OTTAWA – The full effects of interest rate hikes have yet to be felt – and will be ``even more powerful'' than many anticipate, said former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz Thursday in a speech about ways Canada can chart a path…

OTTAWA – Governments looking to provide inflation relief to Canadians should choose measures that are well targeted and temporary, says Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem.At a House of Commons committee meeting Wednesday, Conservative…

OTTAWA — Recent homebuyers with variable-rate mortgages will find the adjustment to higher interest rates more painful, said Bank of Canada senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers.Speaking before the networking group Young Canadians in…

TORONTO – Mortgage lender Home Capital Group Inc. has agreed to be bought by Smith Financial Corp. in a deal that values the company at $1.7 billion as the sector feels the strain from rising interest rates and economic uncertainty.…

OTTAWA – Canada's annual inflation rate held steady in October, but economists say it's trending in the right direction.In its latest consumer price index report, Statistics Canada said the country's annual inflation rate was 6.9…

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts slowed in October from its high for the year reached in September.The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts…

Several real estate industry observers say the housing market isn't roaring back, despite October delivering the first month-over-month uptick in home sales since February.Their outlook on the market comes as the Canadian Real…

TORONTO – Canada's low unemployment rate is not sustainable and is contributing to decades-high inflation, Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said during a speech in downtown Toronto Thursday.Speaking before students and…

OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada signalled it is drawing closer to the end of what's been one of the fastest rate hike cycles in its history Wednesday as it raised its key interest rate by a half-percentage point – but made it clear that…