Interest rates

Rising interest rates have brought back the 5 per cent GIC

Canada set to outperform global markets on boost from energy and agriculture stocks

The prime rate’s connected to the overnight rate: How to master what’s happening in borrowing and saving

‘Money and aging are very closely tied’ in end-of-life planning

Inflation and interest rates: Why the Bank of Canada aims to curb prices by raising rates

Russia slashes key interest rate to pre-crisis level of 9.5%

How to budget for buying a car as vehicle payments jump

Tempted to buy a home with siblings or friends? Here’s what you need to know

‘Liquidity is terrible’ – poor trading conditions fuel Wall Street tumult

Large cap health care stocks bring dividends and products that are always in demand

‘AI will never replace advisors,’ but it offers expansion without growing resources

How real estate investors and speculators helped trigger the onslaught of soaring interest rates

Mortgage 101: Everything you need to know about mortgages right now

Housing prices and the beginning of the end for Bank of Canada rate hikes

Bank of Canada 50-basis-point June 1 hike a done deal, economists say

ECB’s Christine Lagarde sees rate at zero or slightly above by September

Want to take advantage of rising interest rates? Open a new savings account

Canada’s big banks are heftier oligopolies than U.S. ones. That could spell trouble as rates rise

Higher interest rates could put some Canadian companies at risk: survey

A realist’s guide to winners and losers in the wave of interest rate hikes that just began

Canadian inflation hits a new three-decade high with pressure to raise interest rates intensifying

For those about to buy a house, we salute you

Why variable-rate mortgages rule in the pandemic housing market – and maybe afterward, too

Low interest rates tempting for investors in commercial real estate

Bank of Canada plans to raise key rate before winding down bond buying program, Macklem says

Young reader asks: I’m moving back home to grow my savings. How can I stay motivated?

Janet Yellen’s walked-back comments on interest rates show how sensitive markets are to any hint of policy shift

New Canadian mortgage stress test rules start June 1. Here’s how young adults and the whole country could benefit

Mergers and acquisitions activity has exploded. Here’s why – and the reasons it will continue for the foreseeable future

BMO report calls on policymakers to ‘douse the fire’ on rapidly rising real estate prices

Fed official says bank won’t keep interest rates low to fund for government deficits

Bank of Japan fine-tunes massive stimulus in long drive to boost prices

ECB’s Christine Lagarde warns stimulus may take some time to show up

Almost no one thinks what’s happening in the housing market is good for the country, reader feedback suggests

U.S. Fed officials may talk technical rate move but delay acting for now

A year into the pandemic, the biggest threats to your finances are in the housing market, the stock market and the supermarket