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Tal: Stay "on the Sideline"

“Interest rates in Canada will remain stable in the near-term,” says CIBC’s Senior Economist Benjamin Tal, “with a real possibility of a rate cut in the coming months.”

Benjamin-Tal-Stay-On-Sidelines Tal goes on to suggest that “being on the sideline (say by taking a variable rate mortgage) for the next few months is not a bad idea.”

He says, “The likelihood that both the prime rate and bond yields will rise during that period is low, and there is a real likelihood that they might be somewhat lower, either via a Bank of Canada rate cut or some easing in spreads.”

(Via:  FirstLine)

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Robert McLister is one of Canada’s best-known mortgage experts. A mortgage columnist for The Globe and Mail, interest rate analyst and editor of MortgageLogic.news, Rob has been covering Canada's mortgage market since 2007.

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