The Bank of Canada (BoC) today has decided to raise its key overnight lending rate for the first time since 2018. They have announced a 0.25% increase to bring their rate to 0.50%. They are responding to a persistent inflationary environment that began last year and has not abated. The prime rate of interest at […]
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Today the Bank of Canada (BoC) announced that it will be leaving its key rate unchanged at 1.25%. Canadian financial institutions are expected to follow suit and leave their Prime rate of lending at 3.45% Contrary to previous thinking; BoC is not raising rates at the pace they were expecting to. Hesitation has been caused
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by Buzz Grant The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) issued a letter this morning to all federally regulated financial institutions (FRFI). The letter expresses concern about the rising levels of household debt in Canada and serves to remind FRFIs of their obligations under Guidelines B-20 and B-21 to assess and underwrite
Boring Bank of Canada Announcement Foretells Wild New Things In World Economy Read More »
When the BoC says: The global economy is evolving largely as anticipated, it really means: There isn’t a whole lot that has changed since the last time we said something and rates are not changing! In summary: the Canadian economy is beginning to show signs of slowing down, while the U.S. economy is showing some
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The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent. The global economy has slowed markedly as several downside risks to the projection outlined in the Bank’s JulyMonetary
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OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1/4 per cent. The Bank Rate is unchanged at 1/2 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/4 per cent. Information received since the Bank’s April Monetary Policy Report (MPR) is broadly consistent with the Bank’s
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