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  The Bank of Canada on Tuesday cut its key lending rate by 75 basis points to 1.50%, more than many economists had expected.  This is the lowest since 1958. Lower interest rates, if passed on by the commercial banks, encourage businesses and households to borrow and spend for expansion and consu...
12/09/2008
  Finance Minister Jim Flaherty pledged today to triple the amount of mortgages the government can buy from banks to as much as C$75 billion. The Canadian Gov't, using its crown corporation, the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC), purchased $25 billion in mortgages last month. Allow me to...
11/12/2008
  Bank of Canada has hinted that they may cut interest rates again. Early today in Toronto, Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Paul Jenkins stated, "Some further monetary stimulus will likely be required to achieve our 2 percent inflation target over the medium term." The Cdn Central Bank cut ...
11/12/2008
  Three times this month Toronto-Dominion Bank, Canada's second-largest bank, has been first to lower its prime rate following decisions by the Bank of Canada (the central bank) to lower its overnight rate. Toronto-Dominion's biggest rivals followed suit the same day. For example, on Oct.8, TD Ba...
10/29/2008
  Staging Your Home For a Successful Sale! You’ve likely seen the magic of home staging on TV’s real-estate makeover shows. Now you can steal these 10 tips and tricks from the pros to fluff up your own home’s appeal. Home staging has hit prime time. You may marvel at what can be done in a 30-minu...
10/26/2008
Sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose 5.5 percent last month, the biggest gain since July 2003. The National Association of Realtors on Friday said that sales of existing home rose to a 5.18 million-unit annual rate from the 4.91 million-unit pace set in August.  The median national home pric...
10/25/2008
  The Canadian Central Bank cut rates today by a quarter point to 2.25%. This rate cut today by the Bank of Canada was left than the half point cut expected by some economists.  The reaction to this was also seen by the Canadian Dollar... falling to a three-year low following today's announcement...
10/24/2008
  Many people were wondering last week why the Canadian Dollar started to lose value against the US Dollar, when it appears that the USA was in greater crisis mode in comparison to Canada. Well here is why.... Canada is one of the world's largest producers of oil and holds oil reserves second onl...
10/24/2008
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