Blog by Mark Kowall

Interest Rates on the Rise, time to Buy!

October 13th, 2009

Although rates having been decreasing over the past several months, it now looks like fixed rates are back on the rise. With the Government of Canada's 5 year benchmark bond yield rate rising almost .25% on Friday, Royal Bank has taken a proactive approach and raised their 5 year fixed rate .35 basis points to 5.84% (this is a posted rate, not discounted). Although we don't know how this is g ...