10/23/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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The Bank of Canada on Wednesday reduced its key benchmark rate by 50 basis points to 3.75%, its first bigger-than-usual move in more than four years, and hailed signs the ... More
10/7/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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An ex-member of the Bank of Canada’s governing body said officials should cut borrowing costs by half a percentage point later this month.
... More 10/1/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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Markets are increasingly betting on the Bank of Canada delivering a 50-basis point rate cut during its October 23 policy decision, with the odds now sitting at around 53%
... More 9/12/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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One of the country’s biggest lenders says the Bank of Canada will accelerate the pace of monetary easing in order to stave off recession.
... More 9/4/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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The Bank of Canada has cut its policy rate by a further 25 basis points in its September decision, marking a third consecutive move to bring rates lower.
... More 8/20/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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Inflation is continuing to ease, leaving the door open to another Bank of Canada rate cut in September, economists say.
... More 8/8/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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TD, CIBC and BMO have led the way with their revised forecasts, with all now expecting the Bank of Canada to cut interest rates faster and deeper over the next 16 months.
... More 8/3/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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Markets are betting the Bank of Canada will cut at each of its remaining interest rate decisions this year as the labor market in the U.S. looks to be loosening faster than ... More
7/26/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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Borrowers may have welcomed recent rate cuts from the Bank of Canada, but TD Bank and CIBC predict an additional 175 bps cut by the end of 2025, lowering the overnight rate to ... More
7/24/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, the second straight reduction in the central bank’s easing cycle.
... More 7/16/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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Experts speculate the Bank of Canada may cut rates next week following a larger-than-expected slowdown in the country’s inflation rate in June.
... More 6/23/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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Economists are forecasting inflation slowed further in May, which would be welcome progress for the Bank of Canada after it cut its key lending rate for the first time in four ... More
6/5/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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The Bank of Canada has cut its overnight rate by 25 basis points, a move not seen since the beginning of the pandemic.
... More 5/30/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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The Bank of Canada will trim interest rates to 4.75% on June 5, according to three-quarters of economists in a Reuters poll which showed three further cuts this year, with the ... More
5/21/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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Canada's headline inflation rate continued to ease in April, leaving the door open to a Bank of Canada rate cut next month.
... More 5/2/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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Economic stagnation prompts the Bank of Canada to plan a rate cut in June, contrasting with the US Federal Reserve's strategy
... More 4/30/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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Canada’s quarterly gross domestic product edged up 0.2% in February, suggesting the Bank of Canada may have a reason to cut rates in the summer.
... More 4/10/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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The Bank of Canada (BoC) today announced its key interest rate decision, electing to hold rates steady at five per cent.
... More 4/8/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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The Bank of Canada is widely expected to keep its key overnight rate on hold Wednesday, as it gathers more evidence of cooling inflation before delivering its first interest ... More
4/3/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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Economists question their forecasts as inflation expectations challenge anticipated rate cuts
... More 3/19/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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Economists widely expect central bank to start cutting rates in June
... More 3/19/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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'I hope they're not tepid,' says expert about BoC's upcoming decisions
... More 3/9/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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The Bank of Canada elected to hold interest rates steady at 5 per cent.
... More 3/4/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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The Bank of Canada is expected to preach patience at its interest rate announcement this week as economists say weakening economic conditions are setting the stage for rate ... More
2/20/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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Canadian consumer prices eased at the start of this year, with progress on underlying pressures likely to give the Bank of Canada more room to start considering rate cuts in ... More
2/9/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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Today's employment report for January, in which the unemployment rate ticked down, has caused bond markets and economist to further reel-in their rate-cut forecasts for the ... More
2/5/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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Despite push-back from the Bank of Canada against aggressive rate-cut predictions, a majority of influential economists and analysts still expect rates to start falling by ... More
1/31/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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Canada’s economy outperformed growth expectations to end the year, which means the Bank of Canada could feel less pressure to start cutting rates in the near term, ... More
1/24/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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The Bank of Canada has left its policy rate unchanged in its first announcement of the year, keeping rates where they are for a fourth straight decision but giving little ... More
12/15/2023 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul Solomons
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The Bank of Canada’s top official said policymakers will consider cutting interest rates when inflation is “clearly” on a path to the two per cent target, but ... More
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