BoC Rate Decision

• Bank of Canada keeps key rate at 0.25%, sees ‘slow and choppy’ recovery ahead

  After a strong initial bounce-back, the rest of the economic recovery to be prolonged and uneven, Canada's central bank predicted.

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  Sep 9, 2020
  
• Bank of Canada keeps key rate at 0.25%, sees 7.8% GDP drop this year

  Canada's central bank said its forecasts could be thrown off significantly if there is a second wave of novel coronavirus pandemic.

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  Jul 15, 2020
  
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• Several banks follow Bank of Canada, cut interest rates amid coronavirus concerns

  The move comes as no surprise, but will it help?

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  Mar 4, 2020
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• Federal Reserve cuts rates in emergency move to stem coronavirus impact

  The move comes afer the G-7 group of major industrialized countries said Tuesday it would use "all appropriate tools" to shore up the global economy.

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  Mar 3, 2020
• Bank of Canada rate cut increasingly likely amid coronavirus fears, economists say

  The move could come as early as the central bank's next meeting on March 4, some analysts say.

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  Mar 2, 2020
• Bank of Canada holds rate at 1.75%, says Canada’s ‘resilience’ will be ‘tested’

  Unlike other advanced economies, Canada is not cutting interest rates just yet. But our resilience in the face of a slowing global economy will be 'increasingly tested,' the central bank said.

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  Oct 30, 2019
• Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 1.75%, downgrades economic forecast

  In its announcement today, the central bank removed any mention of a need for future interest rate increases.

  Money

  Apr 24, 2019