The Bank of Canada has raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 4.25 per cent, capping a year where it was hiked seven times by a combined 400 basis points. Anne Gaviola explains how this will affect the bottom line of homeowners, and why the central bank may cool it with the increases for a while.
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