The Bank of Canada today increased its target for the overnight rate to 4¾%, with the Bank Rate at 5% and the deposit rate at 4¾%. The Bank is also continuing its policy of quantitative tightening.
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Bank of Canada Rate Announcement Apr 12th, 2023
The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at 4½%, with the Bank Rate at 4¾% and the deposit rate at 4½%. The Bank is also continuing its policy of quantitative tightening.
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“In Canada, economic growth came in flat in the fourth quarter of 2022, lower than the Bank projected…Employment growth has been surprisingly strong, the unemployment rate remains near historic lows, and job vacancies are elevated… Overall, the latest data remains in line with the Bank’s expectation that CPI inflation will come down to around 3% in the middle of this year.”
Continue reading →BANK OF CANADA MAINTAINS OVERNIGHT RATE TARGET AND UNVEILS NEW MARKET OPERATIONS
The necessary efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic have caused a sudden and deep contraction in economic activity and employment worldwide. In financial markets, this
Continue reading →Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement – March 27, 2020
For the second time this month, the Bank of Canada has lowered its overnight policy rate before its regularly scheduled announcement date, taking the overnight rate down a further 50 basis points to 0.25 per cent.
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