{"id":812391,"date":"2026-07-19T15:48:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T15:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/812391\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T15:48:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T15:48:18","slug":"theres-a-new-wildcard-that-could-move-canadas-mortgage-market-fp-video-explains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/812391\/","title":{"rendered":"There&#8217;s a new wildcard that could move Canada&#8217;s mortgage market: FP Video explains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/95F86D9E055DF07CC9686F7591366841EA1C6B1C27020B1AC8BFF8BECD3D1D5D\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefit_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Ffinancial_post_articles_610%2F9275788352789958d1dfa74728ba8423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"kevin-warsh-0717-ph\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/><\/a> U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh could be a wildcard for Canadian mortgage rates.  (Credit: Ken Cedeno\/AFP via Getty Images)               <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">This week FP Video looks at how the new chair of the United States <a href=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/tag\/federal-reserve\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:Federal%20Reserve;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Federal Reserve&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Federal Reserve<\/a>, Kevin Warsh, might impact the Canadian <a href=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/tag\/mortgages-and-real-estate\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:mortgage%20rate%20landscape;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;mortgage rate landscape&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">mortgage rate landscape<\/a>, the economic ties that still bind America and <a href=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/tag\/canadian-economy\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:Canada;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Canada&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Canada<\/a> despite ongoing trade and diplomatic uncertainty, and the triumphant return of <a href=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/tag\/cineplex-inc\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cineplex&#039;s;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Cineplex&#039;s&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Cineplex&#8217;s<\/a> box office numbers to pre-pandemic profits.  <\/p>\n<p>        New Fed chair &#8216;wildcard&#8217; for mortgage borrowers          <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Ron Butler talks to the Financial Post&#8217;s Larysa Harapyn about mortgage trends and how the tide may be turning against variable rates.  <\/p>\n<p>        When the U.S. does well, Canada &#8216;still&#8217; does well: BMO              <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Earl Davis talks about the Bank of Canada, Federal Reserve and the state of the economies on both sides of the border.  <\/p>\n<p>        Cineplex box office racks up best month since before pandemic              <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Ellis Jacob, chief executive of Cineplex, fills us in on how people are returning to theatres for the social experience and new movie formats.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh could be a wildcard for Canadian mortgage rates. 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