2+ hour, 24+ min ago  (326+ words) Canadian GDP fell at a 0. 1% annualized rate in Q1 2026, significantly lower than 1. 5% growth the market had forecast. The drop is accompanied by a downward revision to Q4, which now shows an annualized drop of 1. 0% in Q4. Two consecutive declines officially make this a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (519+ words) Canada's central bank is seeing core inflation slow, but borrowing costs aren't. BMO warns that long-term Government of Canada (Go C) bond yields have just hit their highest level since 2010. BMO points to oil prices as the bond market's immediate concern....

3+ week, 22+ hour ago  (776+ words) The concept applies to borrower quality. The federal government pays the lowest rate, since they issue the currency, it's kind of hard to default. This establishes a benchmark rate used to determine borrowing costs for us schmucks. Lower-quality borrowers pay…...

4+ week, 17+ min ago  (423+ words) The Canadian economy just got another warning'businesses are closing at one of the fastest rates on record. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows business closures surged in January. The sharp uptick in closures has left the country with the fewest…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (461+ words) Canadian inflation readings are surging, a trend that's just getting started. Statistics Canada's (Stat Can) Consumer Price Index (CPI) surged in March. The surge is largely attributed to energy prices, which had been dragging growth due to a base effect....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (145+ words) Canadian mortgage funds advanced by lenders: January. Canadian banks advanced $38. 3 billion in uninsured mortgages in January, 3. 3% (+$1. 2 billion) higher than last year. The massive volume makes it the largest January on record, but the trend is starting to look a little…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (786+ words) Canadians said goodbye to lower gas prices and hello to higher inflation last month, as the Iran War shocks global oil markets. Gas prices made the sharpest surge on record in March, according to BMO Capital Markets. The bank warns…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (295+ words) Ontario CBA mortgage arrears: Residential mortgages at least 90 days past due (DPD) at Canadian banks, in thousands. Banks are seeing an unusually sharp uptick in mortgage stress across Ontario. They held over 6, 223 delinquent mortgages in January, up 47. 7% from last year…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (649+ words) Real GDP growth: contribution to change by industrial sector. Canada's real GDP grew 0. 1% in January, beating expectations despite halving the growth rate reported a month prior. The growth was concentrated in goods-producing industries (+0. 2%), while service-producing industries were flat. Overall, 9 of…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (705+ words) Your bills haven't budged, but headline CPI's annual growth fell to 1. 8% in February'a 7-month low and below the Bank of Canada (Bo C) target of 2%. The decline is mostly a base effect created by the GST/HST holiday that exempted all…...