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Bank of Canada doubles-down on inflation pressures

Bank of Canada doubles-down on inflation pressures

Global pressures ease but the Bank of Canada isn't resting easy
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Bank of Canada holds steady on key rate

Bank of Canada holds steady on key rate

Central bank was widely expected to maintain pause on overnight rate
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Freedom Capital helps clients when the banks say no

Freedom Capital helps clients when the banks say no

Discover a quick, hassle-free way to the financing you need, when you need it
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Bank of Canada Governor confident he is on right track

Bank of Canada Governor confident he is on right track

Tiff Macklem tells Vancouver audience he expects gross domestic product growth ‘will be close to zero through to the middle of next year’ due to interest rate hikes
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Latest BOC rate hike raises bank prime to 6.45 per cent

Latest BOC rate hike raises bank prime to 6.45 per cent

Another half a percentage point hike in mortgage costs will further sideline homebuyers and drive housing prices lower, just as it is meant to
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Royal Bank buying HSBC Canada in $13.5 billion deal

Royal Bank buying HSBC Canada in $13.5 billion deal

All-cash transaction will see RBC acquire 130-branch rival in largest acquisition in Canadian banking history
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Bank of Canada rate jumps 50 basis points to 3.75 per cent

Bank of Canada rate jumps 50 basis points to 3.75 per cent

The increase means about $150 more per month on a variable-rate $500,000 mortgage
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How a new hedge innovation is bringing clients peace of mind at a time of great interest-rate volatility

How a new hedge innovation is bringing clients peace of mind at a time of great interest-rate volatility

First National’s Mid-Range Hedge is the industry’s first 9-month rate lock program
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Move your real estate goals forward with non-traditional financing options

Move your real estate goals forward with non-traditional financing options

Yes, Freedom Capital can help, even when traditional lenders say no
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First National reflects on how rising inflation and interest rates could impact the commercial property market

First National reflects on how rising inflation and interest rates could impact the commercial property market

Jeremy Wedgbury, senior vice president, commercial mortgages at First National Financial assesses the impacts of rising interest rates on the commercial property market
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