If you're looking for answers on where rates could go from here, don't rely on Bay Street economists. Not yet, anyway. Following America's November 5 election, Canada's rate outlook has become an inkblot test; seemingly every expert sees something different. The reason

When macroeconomic policies of the world's biggest economy change, markets go back to the drawing board on their rate outlooks. That's exactly what's happening as the Trump tornado blows into our bond market.

Most Canadian mortgage shoppers seldom ponder how U.S. politics could shock their borrowing costs. Depending on how Tuesday's presidential election goes, they probably should. The bond market has been warning about this election's fiscal risks since September. It's all starting to look like

Eight weeks from now, Ottawa will start letting insured first-timer buyers and insured new-build buyers stretch their payments for five more years. It's government-approved repayment procrastination designed to get buyers buying and builders off the couch and onto a construction site. The move from 25- to 30-year insured