Why a rate hike won’t be a blow to most – The Globe and Mail

But while the risk of overweight debt levels is a "significant" one to the economy, the effects of the inevitable rise in interest rates should not be overestimated, National Bank Financial says in a new report.

Why a rate hike won’t be a blow to most – The Globe and Mail

Housing and jobs may still prompt Bank of Canada rate hike

Financial Post- The threat of a renewed slowdown in the United States and slowing momentum for the Canadian economy has the Bank of Canada nervous about its next move. But despite heightened expectations that the central bank will pause at its next meeting, potential housing regulation and the next round of employment data may influence the decision.

After two recent increases to its overnight rate, Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney on Thursday reiterated that “financial conditions remain exceptionally simulative.” He also warned that while Canada’s situation and the inflation target dictate a different policy stance than in the United States, “there is a limit to this divergence.”

Stéfane Marion, chief economist and strategist at National Bank Financial strongly agrees, but wonders what the actual of divergence is…

Housing and jobs may still prompt Bank of Canada rate hike | Trading Desk | Financial Post

Why Canada’s housing sector didn’t collapse

The Globe and Mail- While it’s tempting to think of a “housing correction” as a continent-wide phenomenon, National Bank Financial says the Canadian and U.S. markets couldn’t be more different…

Why Canada’s housing sector didn’t collapse – The Globe and Mail

Vancouver house prices show ninth consecutive month of decline

The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, BC – On the question of where house prices are going compared with where they’ve come from, the measure National Bank Financial has devised hints at continuing declines in Metro Vancouver, at least until sales volumes climb more substantially…

Vancouver house prices show ninth consecutive month of decline