Joe Daabous, RBC Mortgage Specialist

01/29/2025

Monetary Policy Report January 2025. Economic growth has ticked up in Canada, boosted by past cuts in interest rates. In the absence of new tariffs, growth is forecast to strengthen, and inflation remains close to 2%. But the threat of new tariffs is causing major uncertainty.

Economic growth has ticked up in Canada, boosted by past cuts in interest rates. In the absence of new tariffs, growth is forecast to strengthen, and inflation remains close to 2%. But the threat of new tariffs is causing major uncertainty.

01/27/2025

Canada’s housing market recovery hits a bump but expected stay on track

Interest rate cuts in Canada set the housing market on a recovery path in 2024, but there have been bumps along the way as demonstrated by activity in December.

01/06/2025

Canada’s labour market likely continued to underperform at the end of 2024

The final major data point from Statistics Canada in 2024 will be Monday’s gross domestic product release for October, which will be the last GDP print before the Bank of Canada’s Jan. 29 meeting.

01/01/2025

Wishing you a happy New Year from RBC! May 2025 be a year of joy, prosperity, and endless possibilities.

12/26/2024

Wishing you a joyous and meaningful Kwanzaa from RBC.

12/25/2024

Wishing you a light filled and happy Hanukkah from RBC.

12/25/2024

Joyful wishes for a festive holiday. Merry Christmas from RBC!

12/19/2024

With the release of the 2024 Fall Economic Statement, this summary article outlines some of the tax and support measures that may affect Canadians.