{"id":50543,"date":"2024-09-16T16:10:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T16:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2024\/09\/16\/canadians-are-becoming-more-optimistic-about-their-finances\/"},"modified":"2024-09-16T16:10:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T16:10:53","slug":"canadians-are-becoming-more-optimistic-about-their-finances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2024\/09\/16\/canadians-are-becoming-more-optimistic-about-their-finances\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadians are becoming more optimistic about their finances"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header article-header--story\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" data-aqa=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/p>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">News<\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">Economy<\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">Personal Finance<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"article-header__detail\">\n<div class=\"article-header__detail__texts\">\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\">Financial optimism is showing up in several areas, including housing, retirement and the economy<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<p><span class=\"published-date__since\">Published Sep 16, 2024<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"updated-date__since\">Last updated 2\u00a0hours ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">3 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta__bottom\">\n<div class=\"bookmark-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover\" data-aqa=\"popover\" data-click-to-appear=\"True\" data-container=\"\" data-container-offset=\"\" data-no-style=\"\" data-popover-component=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-sticky=\"\" data-tail-offset=\"200\" data-tail-position=\"right\"><button class=\"popover__trigger bookmark-button\"><span class=\"save-article-button save-article-button--default\" title=\"Save article\" data-article-id=\"990b80a9-7f9a-4c67-ab9d-2d59f2c4fcda\" data-evt-skip-click=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/p>\n<div aria-describedby=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\" class=\"popover__content\" hidden=\"\" role=\"dialog\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__text\" id=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\">\n<div class=\"bookmark__popover__content\">\n<p>You can save this article by registering for free here. 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article-content__content-group--story\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p data-async=\"\">Canadians continue to show more green shoots of optimism regarding their financial prospects as the Bank of Canada cuts interest rates, suggests the most recent results of a survey that tracks how they feel about their money situation and the economy.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Maru Public Opinion, which has run the survey since 2020 and the accompanying Maru Household Outlook Index since 2021, said financial optimism is showing up in several areas, including people\u2019s homebuying intentions, their intentions to invest in their retirement and an ongoing improvement in the perception of their local economies.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_2\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment1936571010505940837691913664462848\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 2<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" 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More people also said they would \u201cvery likely\u201d buy a home in the next 60 days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis rise reflects a steady upward lift since reports surfaced in May that the Bank of Canada was likely to begin cutting interest rates in June,\u201d John Wright, executive vice-president of Maru Public Opinion, said in a press release.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">But, Wright also interpreted the housing data to mean that affordability and debt have likely put people in a position to sell their current home to downsize.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is growing pressure that there is group who need to get out from under debt and expense,\u201d Wright said. \u201cThe marketplace\u00a0 is not just a buyer\u2019s market, there is a great pent up demand for selling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Either way, \u201canything that moves the market place for buying homes is generally seen as a positive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>A rising number of people also told Maru that they intend to put money aside for their retirement. 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Please try again<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_3\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment706506977791853091652771877224448\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 3<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-3\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, 45 per cent now think their local economy will improve over the next two months. It\u2019s not a \u201chuge\u201d number, Wright said, but it\u2019s headed in the right direction.\u201d The metric has steadily increased since July, when it stood at 38 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>These positives pushed up the Canadian Maru Household Outlook Index for the third straight month to 90 \u2014 an increase of four index points from June.<\/p>\n<p>Anything below 100 on the index, which measures people\u2019s outlook on the economy and their personal finances, indicates negative sentiment and anything above 100 indicates optimism. The index has been stuck in the red since December 2021 and hit its most pessimistic reading \u2014 83 \u2014 in March 2023.<\/p>\n<p>On the negative side of the ledger, 41 per cent of those surveyed said they will struggle to make ends meet, an increase from 38 per cent in the previous survey.<\/p>\n<p>Wright said this reading matches that of June, just missing the high of 43 per cent recorded in May 2023, and \u201chas been on a steadily increasing trajectory since April 2023 (34 per cent).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This doesn\u2019t cancel out the positives, he said, adding that \u201cthere are different demos at play.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_4\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment6361733911318010602619905406664704\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 4<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-4\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"4\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-4\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a group that continues to find it difficult to make ends meet and it\u2019s growing over the last couple of years. Especially in urban centres,\u201d Wright said.<\/p>\n<p>Maru also said 44 per cent of people believe the national economy will improve over the next two months, while 56 per cent said they didn\u2019t think it would, unchanged from the previous survey.<\/p>\n<p>Fifty-four per cent said they would worry about their family\u2019s day-to-day finances, an increase of two percentage points, while 85 per cent indicated they would have the ability to purchase the items their family needs, which was unchanged from the previous reading.<\/p>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"moreTopicLabel1280740649702044556276789569126400\" class=\"more-topic\" data-aqa=\"embed-more-topic\" data-carousel-component=\"\" data-carousel-icon-button=\"\" data-carousel-type=\"list\">\n<p>Recommended from Editorial<\/p>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-prev\" data-carousel-prev=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"previous\" type=\"button\"\/><\/p>\n<ol class=\"more-topic__items list-unstyled\" 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      https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/no0814boc.jpg?h=288&strip=all&quality=80&sig=YeIct6a-BNBaOuAwf9SACA 3x\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\">Rate cut gives indebted Canadians reason to hope<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" more=\"\" anxious=\"\" about=\"\" their=\"\" finances=\"\" as=\"\" they=\"\" await=\"\" rate=\"\" cuts=\"\" data-carousel-item=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\"> <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/no0617boc.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=_HmQO4k789znSm-vbQoJTg&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, 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https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/no0617boc.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=_HmQO4k789znSm-vbQoJTg&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/no0617boc.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=_HmQO4k789znSm-vbQoJTg&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"Pedestrians walk past the Bank of Canada in Ottawa.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/no0617boc.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=gHWBUuhdI1krkkFGeH1F3Q\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/no0617boc.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=_HmQO4k789znSm-vbQoJTg&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/no0617boc.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=gHWBUuhdI1krkkFGeH1F3Q, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/no0617boc.jpg?h=192&strip=all&quality=80&sig=98EXThFhwM2MVBuV4lKNZA 2x,\n                                             https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/no0617boc.jpg?h=288&strip=all&quality=80&sig=U3YfcoWxLlw4A06FG93hqw 3x\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\">Canadians more anxious about their finances as they await rate cuts<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-next\" data-carousel-next=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"next\" type=\"button\"\/><\/section>\n<p data-async=\"\">Less than one-fifth said they would default on a major loan or payment, such as a mortgage, a one percentage point increase. and 11 per cent said they would likely declare bankruptcy, also up one percentage point.<\/p>\n<p>Maru conducted the survey from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 among a random selection of 1,531 Canadian adults.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\"><em>\u2022 Email: gmvsuhanic@postmedia.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\"><em><strong>Bookmark our website and support our journalism:<\/strong> Don\u2019t miss the business news you need to know \u2014 add financialpost.com to your bookmarks and sign up for our newsletters here.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__share-group article-delimiter\" data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" data-evt-typ=\"page_scroll\">\n<p>Share this article in your social network<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<br \/>Canadians are becoming more optimistic about their finances<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>2024-09-16 16:10:53<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links News Economy Personal Finance Financial optimism is showing up in several areas, including housing, retirement and the economy Published Sep 16, 2024 \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 Last updated 2\u00a0hours 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