Jan 25, 2022What to Expect — Bank of Canada Meeting‘Rate hikes are coming’. This is the chant that has been chorused for some time now on Bay Street, and that chant has only gotten louder in recent weeks as the market now expects the Bank of Canada (BoC) to act to keep inflation in check. What the market cannot…3 min read3 min read
Jan 14, 2022What to Expect from the Bank of Canada Meeting- September 03, 2019What to Expect from the Bank of Canada Meeting- September 03, 2019 It was cutting season in the last two months, and I don’t mean cutting of the front yard lawn as a result of the rain we got all through summer. I am referring to the interest rates cuts embarked by some of the G20 Central Banks. …3 min read3 min read
Jan 14, 2022What to Expect from the Bank of Canada Meeting — March 10, 2021What to Expect from the Bank of Canada Meeting — March 10, 2021 Forget everything else and keep an eye on the 5-year bond yield. Okay, maybe, not everything considering the stock market has taken another March plunge. Nevertheless, we should pay attention to the 5-year bond yield as this happens to be the maturity that largely determines the direction of mortgage rates…4 min read4 min read
Jan 14, 2022What to Expect from Bank of Canada Meeting July 14, 2021What to Expect from the Bank of Canada Meeting — July 14, 2021 If you have been following soccer in the last few weeks, you would probably know by now the Euro cup did not come “HOME” as famously chanted by the English fans , but it rather went to Rome. …3 min read3 min read
Jan 14, 2022Expectations from the Bank of Canada Meeting — December 8, 2021Expectations from the Bank of Canada Meeting — December 8, 2021 The Bank of Canada (BoC) will hold its final meeting of the year tomorrow and we expect the BoC to stick to the script and keep interest rate steady. With the uncertainty surrounding the Omicron variant, amidst the recent slide in oil prices, we do not expect any dramatic announcement…2 min read2 min read
Jan 14, 2022What to Expect from Bank of Canada Meeting — July 15, 2020What to Expect from Bank of Canada Meeting — July 15, 2020 Welcome to the second part of 2020. The first part had been very dramatic, and even introduced new vocabularies to our lives. I imagine terms like; near normal, flatten the curve and social distancing will remain etched in our minds for a long time. As the economy gradually re-opens, it…3 min read3 min read
Jan 19, 2021Expectations from the Bank of Canada’s meeting — January 20, 2021What to Expect from the Bank of Canada’s meeting — January 20, 2021 January 19, 2021 Nineteen days into 2021, and the year is already packed with so much drama. I made the mistake of writing my intro for this piece during the first week of the year, and I…Policy Expectations4 min readPolicy Expectations4 min read
