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O TTAWA—Bank of Canada Gov. Tiff Macklem told lawmakers Wednesday that central-bank policymakers believe the current rate policy appears appropriate to balance inflation risks while providing the economy with support.
The Bank of Canada will reduce its overnight interest rate by 25 basis points on Oct. 29 for a second consecutive time to support a weak economy under threat from U.S. tariffs, according to a majority
The Bank of Canada cut its interest rate by 25 basis points to 2.25 per cent on Wednesday, but signalled that it may end its easing cycle there if the economy operates in line with its latest forecast.
“With the majority of spending focused on long-term defence and infrastructure projects, today’s announcement increases the likelihood that the Bank of Canada will still have to cut its policy rate below neutral to support growth,” Bradley Saunders, North America economist at Capital Economics Ltd., wrote in a note to clients.
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Bank of Canada expected to cut interest rate as forecasters predict more weakness to come for economy
Economists expect the Bank of Canada to cut its policy rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday, as policymakers grapple with a weakening economy brought on by trade uncertainty, weak business investment and a deteriorating labour market.
The Bank of Canada said on Wednesday it expects interest rates to remain at current record lows into 2023, as it shifted its asset purchase program to focus on long-terms bonds and warned of a "long slog" towards a post-pandemic recovery.
The Bank of Canada lowered interest rates to 2.25 per cent on Wednesday, but cautioned that monetary policy can't fix the structural economic damage caused by the U.S. trade war.
Dropping the interest rate brings the overnight lending rate to 2.25 per cent — a figure used by mortgage companies and money lenders to create their loan repayment fees.
Market odds for a cut from the Bank of Canada reached 82 per cent on Monday REUTERS/Blair Gable · REUTERS / Reuters The Bank of Canada (BoC) reduced its benchmark interest rate for a second consecutive meeting on Wednesday but also signalled its rate ...
Around this time last year, the Bank of Canada dropped the key interest rate by half a percentage point from 4.25% to 3.75%. Inflation in recent years caused the Bank to hike the key lending rate to 5% in the summer of 2023. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the Bank to lower its rate to 0.25% in March 2020 as the global economy came to a crashing halt.
The Chief Executive Officer for Credit Union (SCU) says this week's lowering of the key interest rate by the Bank of Canada will probably be its last for a while. The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point Wednesday.