Etiket: rates
Interest rates in Canada and the United States | There’s a limit to big gaps, admits Tiff Macklem
(Ottawa) Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said Thursday that Canadian interest rates do not necessarily have to match U.S. or global rates, but that there is a limit to…
the Fed maintains its high rates in the United States, but the ECB could lower them in Europe as early as June
While interest rates remain particularly high in the United States, the American Federal Reserve believes that it is not yet the time to lower them. At its last meeting on…
The US Federal Reserve leaves its rates unchanged
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) kept its interest rates unchanged on Wednesday following its latest meeting, citing the recent “lack of progress” on the inflation front, but announced that it…
Transportation rates in the Montreal region will increase by 3% on July 1
Public transit fares in the greater Montreal area will increase by 3% on average starting on 1er next July, the Regional Metropolitan Transport Authority (ARTM) announced Tuesday morning. Faced with…
with the drop in credit rates, the real estate sector is regaining color
While real estate loan rates have started to decline since March, real estate professionals are returning to sustained activity. Published on 04/15/2024 07:31 Update on 04/15/2024 08:46 Reading time: 2…
three questions on the fall in rates, the decline of which is faster than expected
The decline, first announced by the Banque de France, accelerated. Average rates reached 3.83% in mid-April. Published on 04/16/2024 5:09 p.m. Reading time: 2 min Since the end of 2023,…
will the ECB lower its interest rates, as estimated by the governor of the Bank of France?
In the “JDD”, François Villeroy de Galhau forecasts a drop in interest rates next June. It is based on the slowdown in inflation, but the economic situation remains unstable. Published…
credit rates begin to fall
Real estate loan rates have been falling since the start of 2024. A decline that is limited for the moment, but which allows households who want to invest in real…
Imposition of unique rates on private health agencies: no more nurses at $150 per hour
Starting next week, Quebec will impose a single price scale on private agencies throughout the health network. While independent clinical nurses have already received $150 per hour, the new maximum…
Wall Street ends down, nervous in the face of rising rates
(New York) The New York Stock Exchange ended down on Tuesday, caught in headwinds, from the rise in bond rates to that of oil prices, but without panicking. Updated yesterday…
United States | Fed official expects long-term rates to be around 3%
(Washington) The interest rates of the American Federal Reserve (Fed) could settle in the long term around 3%, one of its officials estimated on Tuesday, which would place them at…
Hydro-Québec’s annual increase in electricity rates comes into effect on April 1
The annual increase in electricity rates, capped at 3% in residential areas, came into force on Monday in Quebec. According to Hydro-Québec, this annual indexation means that the monthly electricity…
The annual increase in electricity rates comes into effect Monday in Quebec
(Montreal) The annual increase in electricity rates, capped at 3% in residential areas, came into force on Monday in Quebec. Posted at 6:35 a.m. According to Hydro-Québec, this annual indexation…
Right whale birth rates already below expectations for the season
(Fredericton) An international environmental organization is calling on the federal government to strengthen protections for endangered North Atlantic right whales and go beyond the 2023 measures it chooses to maintain…
Mortgage | Rising rates: getting out of it, yes, but…
Pierre-Antoine Fournier insists: he does not cause pity. Owner of a condo and a chalet, this 46-year-old freelance director is well aware that the rise in mortgage rates is much…
Mortgage | High rates influence decisions
Five-year fixed rates are currently at just over 5%. They were about half as high in 2019. Experts expect a drop soon, but when? Nobody can know. One thing is…
The Fed keeps its high rates unchanged but still plans three cuts this year
The American Federal Reserve (Fed) on Wednesday kept its rates unchanged, which remain at the highest level in more than twenty years, but it maintains the plan to reduce the…
why the year 2024 will be synonymous with lower borrowing rates
According to the latest Housing Credit Observatory, the average borrowing rate will start to fall in the second half of the year to approach 3%. We detail all the indicators…
“During the year” | The Bank of Canada thinks it can lower rates
(Ottawa) The Bank of Canada expects to begin cutting interest rates “sometime this year,” but its board members are divided on exactly when that cut could happen. initiate. Posted at…
interest rates for obtaining credit are starting to fall, is it a good time to buy?
Real estate loan rates fall below 4%. Is now the time to buy? Or is it better to wait? Published on 03/16/2024 08:33 Reading time: 2 min At the moment,…