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29 May 2013
Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement
May 29, 2013 Today's interest rate announcement will be Mark Carney's last as Governor of the Bank of Canada, however that is the only meaningful change as the Bank once again opted to leave its overnight target rate at 1 per cent. The Bank expects Read More...
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14 September 2012
US Federal Reserve Announcement Implications
US Federal Reserve Announces Third Round of Quantitative Easing - September 13, 2012 In a widely anticipated move, the US Federal Reserve announced today that it will conduct a third round of quantitative easing (QE). The primary difference between QE3 Read More...
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05 June 2012
Bank of Canada Interest Rate Decision - June 5, 2012
No surprises from the Bank of Canada’s interest rate decision this morning. The Bank opted to keep its overnight rate at 1 per cent, where it has been for nearly two years. The statement released in support of the interest rate decision noted that, Read More...
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17 April 2012
Bank of Canada Interest Rate Decision April 2012
April 17, 2012 The Bank of Canada left its overnight rate unchanged at 1 per cent for the 13th consecutive meeting. In the statement accompanying the decision the Bank noted that economic momentum in Canada is slightly firmer than the Bank had forecast Read More...
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21 October 2011
No Rate Hikes Before Q3 2012: Reuters Poll
Thursday, 20 October 2011 Property Wire Canada It seems that the time limited offer for low-interest rates is likely to be extended- this according to a recent Reuters survey of 40 economists and strategists. Respondents indicated that they do not believe Read More...
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07 September 2011
Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement (Sep-07-2011)
September 7, 2011 The Bank of Canada opted to hold the Bank's target rate at 1 per cent this morning. Market volatility over the summer and incoming data indicating very weak economic growth has prompted an abrupt change in the policy stance at the Read More...
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17 August 2011
Major Banks Forecast Rate Hold Through Q2 2012
Monday, 15 August 2011 13:53 - Propertywire Canada What a difference a few weeks makes. It was only a month ago, on the heels of the Bank of Canada’s last interest rate announcement made in July, that many had predicted a rate hike was all but certain Read More...
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19 July 2011
Bank of Canada Interest Rate Decision
July 19, 2011 - As anticipated, the Bank of Canada opted to hold the Bank's target rate at 1 per cent this morning. On inflation, the Bank noted that, "...inflation is expected to remain above 3 per cent in the near term, largely reflecting temporary Read More...
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11 July 2011
Interest Rate Hike Likely in the Fall: BMO
It seems that everyone is throwing their hat into the interest rate prediction ring these days. BMO has issued a new report on the expectations for interest rates in the near future, drawing fuel from all the recent economic data suggesting that the Canadian Read More...
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20 June 2011
No rate hikes for 2011?
A recent report from TD Economics has just pushed back forecasts for interest rate hikes during 2011. Many economists, TD included, believed that interest rates would begin to climb in mid-2011. However, economists have adjusted their earlier report in Read More...
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31 May 2011
Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement
May 31, 2011 As was widely anticipated, the Bank of Canada opted to hold the Bank's target rate at 1 per cent this morning . On inflation, the Bank noted that, "While underlying inflation is subdued, the Bank expects that high energy prices and Read More...
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