Morning Update: BoC’s interest-rate hike expected to further dampen housing market

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Housing prices have been dropping since the central bank started its series of rate increases this March

, inciting concern that the Federal Reserve may consider a 100 basis point rate hike at the July meeting. Around 5:30 a.m. ET, Britain’s FTSE 100 slid 0.79 per cent. France’s CAC 40 fell 0.95 per cent, and Germany’s DAX dropped 0.64 per cent. In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei climbed 0.62 per cent, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng declined 0.22 per cent. New York futures were lower. The Canadian dollar was trading at 76.46 U.S. cents.

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