Canadian Borrowers Will Feel This Week’s U.S. Interest Rate Hike: Don Pittis | CBC News

Markets are so certain that U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell will raise rates this week that a failure to hike would likely have worse consequences for American markets than the impact of higher borrowing costs. But the near certainty so cherished by market traders — who hate rude surprises — will provide little reassurance for the millions of people around the world, including over-borrowed Canadians, who will inevitably feel the effects of higher rates. And not only are market indicators showing a 100 percent expectation of a rate hike on Wednesday, most analysts expect another increase in December,…

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Heavily Indebted Canadians Need To Watch U.S. Interest Rate Announcement: Don Pittis – Business – CBC News

A rise in U.S. interest rates tomorrow is so confidently expected by nearly everyone that a failure to hike rates would shock world markets. In his first official press conference since taking over for Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell is expected to set the direction for interest rate increases this year and into the more distant future. What he says will matter to investors around the world. It will also matter to Canadian borrowers. One reason market watchers are so confident Powell will raise the key U.S. federal funds rate from 1.5 to…

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