Thank you Kristian Harris of Monster Mortgage for the following article. Great up-to-date information that keeps us on our toes. I got this just as the news came out regarding the rise in interest rates. It's not much and as you will see in the article. It still keeps the rate by the Bank of Canada low and affordable my many.
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Carney hikes rates, cites uncertainty.
Bank of Canada governor leaves room to pause at next meeting following three straight increases in benchmark
Jeremy Torobin
Ottawa — Globe and Mail Update Published on Wednesday, Sep. 08, 2010 9:03AM EDT Last updated on Wednesday, Sep. 08, 2010 9:24AM EDT
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney raised his benchmark interest rate for the third straight time Wednesday, but left himself room to pause at his next scheduled decision by saying that while borrowing conditions in Canada remain “exceptionally stimulative,” the overall economic climate is fraught with “unusual uncertainty.”
In the statements on his decision to lift the overnight rate by another quarter of a percentage point to 1 per cent, Mr. Carney reiterated - arguably more strongly than in the past - that future moves will depend on developments around the world and, in turn, how they are affecting Canada’s export-heavy economy.
“Any further reduction in monetary stimulus would need to be carefully considered in light of the unusual uncertainty surrounding the outlook,” the central bank said, tweaking language in the all-important last line of the statement that accompanied its previous two rate hikes, which referred to “considerable” uncertainty.
Unlike the previous two statements, on June 1 and July 20, Wednesday’s decision included no mention of debt problems or belt-tightening in Europe. However, Mr. Carney left little doubt that the sputtering U.S. recovery is now the No. 1 risk to the global and Canadian recoveries, saying in the second paragraph of his statement that the rebound in private demand south of the border is being crimped by stubbornly high joblessness and that ``recent indicators suggest a more a more muted recovery in the near term.’’
As a result, the central bank said, the global bounce-back from the worst downturn since the Depression is ``proceeding but remains uneven, balancing strong activity in emerging market economies’’ (such as China and India, though the central bank didn’t name them) against ``weak growth in some advanced economies.’’ At the same time, the central bank appeared to downplay the effect that the global turmoil is having on Canada, calling the country’s 2-per-cent annual growth rate in the second quarter ``slightly softer’’ than what policy makers had expected, even though their latest forecast in July was for a 3-per-cent pace.
The Canadian recovery will be ``slightly more gradual’’ than the central bank expected in July, but consumer spending and investment have ``evolved largely as anticipated,’’ it said, reflecting the fact Mr. Carney’s forecasts have warned of a slowdown for several months because of factors such as the fading impact of government stimulus and the cooler real-estate market.
In the future, consumption growth will ``remain solid’’ and business investment -- which has a surprisingly strong pickup in the second quarter, Statistics Canada data last week showed -- will ``rise strongly,’’ the central bank said. For now, as the U.S. recovery proceeds in fits and starts, investor demand for safer investments such as bonds is pushing borrowing costs down and helping consumers and companies, the bank noted.
``Financial conditions in Canada have tightened modestly but remain exceptionally stimulative,’’ the central bank said.
In its July 22 forecast, Mr. Carney said inflation will stay near the central bank’s 2-per-cent target throughout the projection period, and the economy will return to full capacity at the end of 2011. On Wednesday, Mr. Carney said inflation -- which has been tame in recent months -- has been in line with his expectations and the dynamics surrounding prices in Canada ``are essentially unchanged.’’ All of that suggests Mr. Carney and his deputies are still rather uncomfortable with an overnight lending rate so far away from what most economists consider ``neutral,’’ or about 3.5 per cent to 4 per cent.
Still, the continuing emphasis on risks from abroad and on the uncertain nature of the global recovery indicate policy makers are trying to signal to remind investors that the central bank reserves the right to pause at its next decision, on Oct. 19, to spend more time assessing how the situation in Canada and abroad is unfolding. Mr. Carney would explain such a move in a new forecast the following day.
Central bankers in Japan and Australia this week indicated that fears about the durability of the U.S. rebound are weighing heavily even on the minds of policy makers whose countries aren’t quite as dependent on the world’s biggest economy. The Reserve Bank of Australia kept a pause in place on Tuesday, despite having the biggest spike in economic growth in the country since 2007, and the Bank of Japan highlighted ``uncertainty’’ about the U.S. in saying that it is prepared to add more stimulus if needed.
As you can see by this article, there still may be another rise in interest rates again. Rumors abound that it will be in December. So, if you are ready to invest in a home, maybe it's time to sit down and see if it's a possibility. I'm here to help.
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