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The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate at 2.75% on Wednesday and unveiled two diverging scenarios for the economy, reflecting the unprecedented uncertainty ... More

Surprise employment figures and trade uncertainty raise odds of another BoC cut within weeks

The central bank is treading carefully on the question of lowering rates again, but it may have no other choice

The central bank has cut rates as Trump's trade war continues - and more reductions could be ahead.

The Bank of Canada’s interest rate announcement arrives on Wednesday in a cloud of uncertainty thanks to a shifting trade war with the United States.

The Bank of Canada is now likely to cut interest rates at each of its next four announcements as the Canadian economy reels from the impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs, ... More

Canada received a temporary reprieve from U.S. tariffs for at least 30 days, but if enacted, BMO warns the Bank of Canada may be forced to cut its policy rate to 1.50% by ... More

Economists say central bank could make oversized inter-meeting reduction as Canadians come to terms with Trump's tariffs.

The central bank said on Wednesday morning that it had trimmed the key rate by 25 basis points, a move that brings it to 3% but also marks a smaller reduction than its previous ... More

The Bank of Canada today reduced its target for the overnight rate to 3%, with the Bank Rate at 3.25% and the deposit rate at 2.95%.

The Bank of Canada (BoC) is preparing to make its first key policy decision of the year on January 29, with Canadians eager to see whether the central bank will cut its ... More

Economists at Canada’s major banks don’t expect interest rates to move quite as dramatically in 2025 as they did in 2024, but they still see various sources of ... More

Canada’s central bank has cut interest rates for the fifth consecutive time to 3.25 per cent as the country’s economy grows at a slower rate than projected.

The Bank of Canada (BoC) is preparing for its final rate announcement of 2024 on December 11, with economists anticipating a potential further reduction in its lending rate ... More

Rate cuts offered stability, but economic risks and high mortgage rates keep recovery uncertain.

Various signs point to the Bank of Canada (BoC) cutting interest rates by another half percentage point in December, even if the bank hasn’t said so explicitly, CIBC ... More

Canada's housing agency says risks remain in the mortgage market as over a million contracts are up for renewal next year while a growing share of new mortgages are being ... More

Five of Canada's biggest banks are now expecting a larger-than-usual interest rate cut from the Bank of Canada after inflation numbers came in lower than anticipated.

Strong employment results for September have tempered Bank of Canada rate cut expectations for later this month.

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.

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.

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.

The Bank of Canada is widely expected to deliver a third consecutive interest rate cut on Wednesday as inflationary forces continue to cool on both sides of the Canada-United ... More

Inflation is continuing to ease, leaving the door open to another Bank of Canada rate cut in September, economists say.

The Bank of Canada sees less risk of housing market overheating due to affordability issues.

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

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

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.

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.

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