Rates remain steady as the FOMC remains focused on inflation

CIBC Private Wealth

December 13, 2023

In the last announcement of the year, the US Federal Reserve (the Fed) announced it’s holding the target range for the federal funds rate at 5.25%-5.50% during the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOM...

Rates hold steady as the BoC focuses on quantitative tightening

CIBC Private Wealth

December 06, 2023

The Bank of Canada (BoC) held the overnight rate at 5% today as it continues its policy of quantitative tightening.

Canadians should expect inflation to remain high—and more rate hikes

CIBC Private Wealth

July 26, 2023

Market Spotlight: Economic indicators that determine interest rate decisions

CIBC Private Wealth

March 02, 2023

In this edition of CIBC Asset Management’s Market Spotlight, Giuseppe Pietrantonio discusses which metrics the BoC pays attention to when making rate decisions.

The Weekly Take Feb 24, 2023 - Are we there yet?

Peter Galbraith

February 24, 2023

Normally, good economic news leads to markets moving higher. At the moment, we are seeing some good economic news (lower unemployment; and stable, but still high, inflation) that is leading to the mar...

The Weekly Take - February 3rd, 2023

Peter Galbraith

February 03, 2023

With 6 months under our belt at CIBC we're settling into rhythms and establishing the new normal. Part of that new normal will include a weekly blog, which will consist of short takes on the markets, ...