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Sat, 17 May 2025 15:32:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cropped-CMT_Website_Icon-32x32.png economic news – Mortgage Rates & Mortgage Broker News in Canada https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com 32 32 Oxford warns of Canadian recession, says immigration slowdown and tariffs to blame https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/05/oxford-warns-of-canadian-recession-says-immigration-slowdown-and-tariffs-to-blame/ https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/05/oxford-warns-of-canadian-recession-says-immigration-slowdown-and-tariffs-to-blame/#comments Fri, 16 May 2025 14:42:41 +0000 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/?p=67670 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/05/oxford-warns-of-canadian-recession-says-immigration-slowdown-and-tariffs-to-blame/feed/ 1 Big drop in commercial projects drags down March building permits https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/05/big-drop-in-commercial-projects-drags-down-march-building-permits/ https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/05/big-drop-in-commercial-projects-drags-down-march-building-permits/#respond Wed, 14 May 2025 21:08:26 +0000 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/?p=67574 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/05/big-drop-in-commercial-projects-drags-down-march-building-permits/feed/ 0 This week’s economic calendar: Housing data, BoC survey, and more https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/05/this-weeks-economic-calendar-housing-data-boc-survey-and-more/ https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/05/this-weeks-economic-calendar-housing-data-boc-survey-and-more/#respond Mon, 12 May 2025 02:54:31 +0000 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/?p=67458 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/05/this-weeks-economic-calendar-housing-data-boc-survey-and-more/feed/ 0 U.S. job growth defies expectations again, but tariff risks lurk https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/05/u-s-job-growth-defies-expectations-again-but-tariff-risks-lurk/ https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/05/u-s-job-growth-defies-expectations-again-but-tariff-risks-lurk/#respond Fri, 02 May 2025 14:42:14 +0000 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/?p=67197 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/05/u-s-job-growth-defies-expectations-again-but-tariff-risks-lurk/feed/ 0 Dip in February retail sales strengthens case for another BoC rate cut https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/04/dip-in-february-retail-sales-strengthens-case-for-another-boc-rate-cut/ https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/04/dip-in-february-retail-sales-strengthens-case-for-another-boc-rate-cut/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:09:46 +0000 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/?p=67015 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/04/dip-in-february-retail-sales-strengthens-case-for-another-boc-rate-cut/feed/ 0 CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts slowed in March https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/04/cmhc-reports-annual-pace-of-housing-starts-slowed-in-march/ https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/04/cmhc-reports-annual-pace-of-housing-starts-slowed-in-march/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/?p=66722 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/04/cmhc-reports-annual-pace-of-housing-starts-slowed-in-march/feed/ 0 Building permits rise in February, but residential construction weakens https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/04/building-permits-rise-in-february-but-residential-construction-weakens/ https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/04/building-permits-rise-in-february-but-residential-construction-weakens/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:39:27 +0000 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/?p=66422 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/04/building-permits-rise-in-february-but-residential-construction-weakens/feed/ 0 FOMC minutes show Fed remains cautious on rate cuts amid inflation and tariff risks https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/04/fomc-minutes-show-fed-remains-cautious-on-rate-cuts-amid-inflation-and-tariff-risks/ https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/04/fomc-minutes-show-fed-remains-cautious-on-rate-cuts-amid-inflation-and-tariff-risks/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2025 19:46:39 +0000 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/?p=66354 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/04/fomc-minutes-show-fed-remains-cautious-on-rate-cuts-amid-inflation-and-tariff-risks/feed/ 0 Tariffs, tech, and Tesla: What’s driving the current market chaos https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/04/tariffs-tech-and-tesla-whats-driving-the-current-market-chaos/ https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/04/tariffs-tech-and-tesla-whats-driving-the-current-market-chaos/#respond Mon, 07 Apr 2025 22:38:32 +0000 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/?p=66173 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/04/tariffs-tech-and-tesla-whats-driving-the-current-market-chaos/feed/ 0 ‘Now what?’: North American stock markets sink for second day on tariff fears https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/04/tsx-down-almost-1000-points-u-s-markets-sink-for-second-day-on-tariff-fears/ https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/04/tsx-down-almost-1000-points-u-s-markets-sink-for-second-day-on-tariff-fears/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2025 19:00:56 +0000 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/?p=66115 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/04/tsx-down-almost-1000-points-u-s-markets-sink-for-second-day-on-tariff-fears/feed/ 0