Posted On Nov 05, 2024

Key points from this article.

1)Canada’s most prominent financial professionals see interest rates staying higher for longer. They won’t even return to 2019-levels by the end of 2026, according to the majority of forecasts.

2)Policymakers frame higher rates as a negative, presenting the level that followed the Great Recession as normal. However, higher rates are typically a sign of demand remaining robust enough to boost inflation for goods. That’s a sign of an economy that’s doing just fine, as well as one that can actually afford to pay depositors interest that’s higher than the rate of inflation. A surprisingly optimistic forecast, even though it may not present that way.

 

Source: https://betterdwelling.com/bank-of-canada-market-survey-sees-rates-staying-higher-for-longer/