interest rate – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Wed, 06 Nov 2024 16:39:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png interest rate – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 CRA confirms its approach to interest deductibility https://www.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/jamie-golombek/cra-confirms-its-approach-to-interest-deductibility/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 21:00:28 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=496156 Agency provides examples of when income-earning purpose is met

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]]> BoC names experts to assess its review of pandemic policy actions https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/boc-names-experts-to-assess-its-review-of-pandemic-policy-actions/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 16:39:10 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=490700 Internal review, external assessment slated to be published toward end of 2024

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]]> Markets bet on second BoC interest rate cut this week https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/markets-bet-on-second-boc-interest-rate-cut-this-week/ Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:39:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=489736 Recent data indicate inflation is easing

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]]> Inflation falls to 2.7% in June: StatsCan https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/inflation-falls-to-2-7-in-june-statscan/ Tue, 16 Jul 2024 13:27:35 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=489411 The inflation reading is the last before the Bank of Canada's next interest rate decision

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]]> U.S. job market is cooling, Fed’s Powell stresses https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/u-s-job-market-is-cooling-feds-powell-stresses/ Wed, 10 Jul 2024 17:46:28 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=489126 The Fed likely won’t wait until inflation reaches its 2% target before cutting rates, Powell tells House panel

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]]> Inflation has ‘eased notably,’ Fed’s Powell tells Congress https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/feds-powell-highlights-slowing-job-market-in-signal-that-rate-cuts-may-be-nearing/ Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:16:42 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=489012 Investors have put the likelihood of a Fed rate cut in September at about 76%, according to CME FedWatch

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]]> BoC considered waiting until July to cut interest rates, summary says https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/boc-considered-waiting-until-july-to-cut-interest-rates-summary-says/ Wed, 19 Jun 2024 17:48:51 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=488061 While there was concern progress could stall, consensus was inflation would continue downward momentum

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]]> Average long-term U.S. mortgage rate falls to 7.29% https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/average-long-term-u-s-mortgage-rate-falls-to-7-29/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:24:44 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=475881 Fourth straight weekly drop for the rate, which a year ago averaged 6.58%

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]]> Federal Reserve minutes: Officials saw inflation slowing but will monitor data to ensure progress https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/federal-reserve-minutes-officials-saw-inflation-slowing-but-will-monitor-data-to-ensure-progress/ Tue, 21 Nov 2023 20:27:24 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=475783 Most economists say they think the central bank is done raising rates

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]]> Why the U.S. job market has defied rising rates and expectations of high unemployment https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/why-the-u-s-job-market-has-defied-rising-rates-and-expectations-of-high-unemployment/ Mon, 25 Sep 2023 18:13:06 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=472148 The unemployment rate has scarcely budged since the Fed began a series of 11 rate hikes

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