CashNews.co Fraser InstituteUnderstanding the Scale of Canada’s Federal DeficitFor many years the federal government’s approach to government finances has relied on spending-driven deficits and a growing debt burden,….14 hours ago Read More #cashnews #Canada #finance
The uber-wealthy have ballooned 54% over 10 years #CanadaFinance
CashNews.co Article content The world’s centi-millionaires — individuals with liquid investable assets of US$100 million or more — have ballooned by 54 per cent over the past decade, a new report shows. The Centi-Millionaire Report 2024 was released Tuesday by British wealth and investment migration advisors Henley & Partners with data from New World Wealth, […]
World Financial Group Highlights Importance of Financial Preparedness During Life Insurance Awareness Month #CanadaFinance
CashNews.co World Financial Group’s focus stems from its latest Financial IQ Study conducted in the United States and Canadafinding only 37% of Canadian households confidently manage their personal finances to achieve future security. TORONTO, Sept. 17, 2024 /CNW/ — September is Life Insurance Awareness Month (LIAM), and World Financial Group (WFG) is bringing attention to […]
Inflation shows to 2%, hitting Bank of Canada target #CanadaFinance
CashNews.co Article content The biggest contributors to inflation remain mortgage interest costs and rent. Mortgage interests costs grew by 18.8 per cent in August, a slower pace than the year before at 30.9 per cent. If mortgage interest costs were excluded from the consumer price index basket, the inflation rate would be at 1.2 per […]
Odds of a jumbo rate cut inch up, as inflation reaches lowest level since February 2021 #CanadaFinance
CashNews.co Canada’s annual inflation rate slowed to 2 per cent in August, the slowest pace since February 2023. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua via Getty Images) (Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images) Canada’s annual inflation rate slowed to 2 per cent in August, landing on the Bank of Canada’s 2 per cent target and leaving the […]
Canada’s inflation rate hit 2 per cent in August, slowest pace since February 2021 #CanadaFinance
CashNews.co Canada’s annual inflation rate slowed to 2 per cent in August, the slowest pace since February 2023. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua via Getty Images) (Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images) Canada’s annual inflation rate slowed to 2 per cent in August, the slowest pace since February 2021. Statistics Canada said on Tuesday that gasoline […]
Time for the Alternative Minimum Tax to be put aside #CanadaFinance
CashNews.co This section is Presented This section was produced by the editorial department. The client was not given the opportunity to put restrictions on the content or review it prior to publication. by BMO Global Asset Management Breadcrumb Trail Links Personal Finance Taxes Kim Moody: The government imposes the Alternative Minimum Tax, but will later […]
Canada politics news: Freeland says she’s not leaving #CanadaFinance
CashNews.co Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland declared she is “not going anywhere” when pushed by the Conservatives on Monday about her future as finance minister. On the first day of the fall sitting of Parliament, the Conservatives repeatedly went after Freeland’s job as finance minister following last week’s appointment of former Bank of […]
Trudeau Loosens Mortgage Rules in Bid to Woo Younger Voters #CanadaFinance
CashNews.co (Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government will make 30-year mortgages available to all first-time buyers and to buyers of newly built homes as the embattled leader tries to win back the approval of younger Canadians. Most Read from Bloomberg The government will also begin allowing mortgage default insurance on homes worth up to […]
Why Canadian Consumers Are Feeling The Financial Pinch More Than Americans #CanadaFinance
CashNews.co What’s going on here? Despite three interest rate cuts, Canadian consumers feel the financial squeeze more intensely than Americans, who haven’t seen any from the Federal Reserve. What does this mean? Canadian mortgages often adjust every 4-5 years or are variable, unlike America’s 30-year fixed-rate versions. This means many Canadians face higher mortgage payments […]