Benchmark Qualifying Rate
5.34% Prime Rate 3.95% 5-year Canada Bond Yield
1.34% Overnight Target Rate 1.75%30-day Bankers' Acceptances 2.25%
5-year Fixed Mortgage
2.96% Variable Mortgage 2.91% 
5-year Fixed – Bond Yield 1.62% Variable – BA 0.66% Fixed-Variable Mortgage 0.05% Next BoC Meeting 10 Jul, 2019 % Chance Hike Next Meeting -8%% Chance Hike in 9 months -8% Prime Rate (Year-end 2019) 2.70% Prime Rate (Year-end 2020) 2.70% 5-year Yield (Year-end 2019) 0.74% 5-year Yield (Year-end 2020) 0.95% 5-year Fixed (Year-end 2019) 2.24% 5-year Fixed (Year-end 2020) 2.45% Average Home Price (CREA)$508,000Average Price Gain (y/y) +1.80% Home Sales Growth (y/y) +6.70% Months of Inventory 5.1 Inventory Growth (y/y) -10.54% Full-time Job Gains (Last mo.) 27,700Full-time Job Gains (6-mo. avg) 39,250 Core CPI Canada (Last mo.) 2.10% Core CPI U.S. (Last mo.) 2.00% Canada GDP (Latest qtr.) 0.40% 
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