Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement Tomorrow
The Bank of Canada will make an interest rate announcement tomorrow morning at 9 AM.
With the Bank of Canada now widely expected to hold off on a rate hike at least until autumn, house prices in Canada are likely going to stay hot for a few months longer.
The central bank will again leave its benchmark lending rate unchanged at one per cent at its regular policy announcement on Tuesday, according to the unanimous result of 22 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News.
Read more at the Vancouver Sun
Check back here tomorrow at 9AM for the interest rate annnouncement.
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Are interest rates on the rise? According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, “the Bank of Canada should raise interest rates at a “moderate pace” as it checks inflation because the federal government’s efforts to rein in its deficit will slow the recovery. Read the full story at Bloomberg.com
Will the Bank of Canada prime rate increase next Tuesday, May 31? Most analysts believe not and don’t expect an increase before the 3rd quarter of 2011.
Will mortgage rates be going up before the 3rd quarter? That is a possibility and if you want to check out the best mortgage rates available prior to any increases click here.
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TD Canada Trust, CIBC and RBC Royal Bank have all announced mortgage rate increases this week. The RBC 5 year fixed mortgage rose 0.25 % to 5.44 %. Compare that to today`s best mortgage rates to the right of this page.
A TD economist said earlier in the week that mortgage rates are affected by bond yields, which have recently risen due to concerns about inflation and optimism about future economic prospects in the U.S.
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The Bank of Canada announced a few minutes ago that there will be no change to the key overnight lending rate.
The interest rate will remain at 1.00%, unchanged since September. This was anticipated by almost all analysts. Acording to the Bank, ” The recovery in Canada is proceeding broadly as anticipated, with a period of more modest growth and the beginning of the expected rebalancing of demand”. Mortgage rates are not expected to change as a result of today’s announcement. As always, check out the great rates available on the right side of the page if you’re looking for a mortgage or to re-finance an existing mortgage.
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A quick update on the mortgage rates from the major banks. For the big 4 banks, BMO, CIBC, RBC and TD, the closed mortgage rates have dropped over the last few weeks. A sample 5 year closed rate is available at 5.29%
However, the variable rates have all increased during the same time period. A sample 5 year open mortgage rate is available at 3.80%
Is now a good time to lock in a variable rate mortgage?
With the economy in the U.S. not showing much improvement and interest rates there at all time lows, there is an expectation that interest rates in Canada will hold at present levels for the immediate future.
However, it does pay to shop around for mortgage rates just as you would for a major purchase. I recommend comparing mortgage rates online on a regular basis to see if you can get a better deal than what you are currently paying. In my opinion, a great place to do this is at the link below:
Click here: Best mortgage rates.
Today a 5 year closed mortgage is 3.29%. Check it out to see what you can save.
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