{"id":85,"date":"2026-10-07T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sharonfinancial.ca\/blog\/?p=85"},"modified":"2026-10-07T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:00:00","slug":"canadas-next-rate-move-may-be-a-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sharonfinancial.ca\/blog\/2026\/10\/07\/canadas-next-rate-move-may-be-a-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada&#8217;s Next Rate Move May Be a Hike"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/sharon-51\/canada-rate-hike-remotion-videos-0fde\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>A major bank\u2019s economists expected Canada\u2019s central bank to hold steady near term, then begin gradual rate hikes in Early-Q1 2027 instead of cutting.<br \/>\nEarly-Q3 GDP was flat after ~0.5% monthly gains through Early-Q2 to Late-Q2, adding downside risk to quarterly growth tracking near 2% pace.<br \/>\nTwo forces shaped that view: US tariffs hit Canadian imports as a supply shock, while oil prices and refinery margins kept inflation concerns alive.<br \/>\nConsumer data looked sturdier than the GDP print, with hours worked up, job openings firm through Late-Q3, and retail activity also improving.<br \/>\nFor Canada borrowers nearing renewal, that outlook suggested stable rates may not last, making fixed-versus-variable planning more important than waiting for easier borrowing.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A major bank\u2019s economists expected Canada\u2019s central bank to hold steady near term, then begin gradual rate hikes in Early-Q1 2027 instead of cutting. Early-Q3 GDP was flat after ~0.5% monthly gains through Early-Q2 to Late-Q2, adding downside risk to quarterly growth tracking near 2% pace. Two forces shaped that view: US tariffs hit Canadian [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":372,"featured_media":86,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sharonfinancial.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sharonfinancial.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sharonfinancial.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sharonfinancial.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/372"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sharonfinancial.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sharonfinancial.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87,"href":"https:\/\/www.sharonfinancial.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85\/revisions\/87"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sharonfinancial.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sharonfinancial.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sharonfinancial.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sharonfinancial.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}