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Another rate cut this year? Maybe not…

After the Bank of Canada’s decision yesterday to hold steady on the 0.75 per cent interest rate many analysts now say that another rate cut this year is unlikely. Stephen Poloz said that the bank is confident that the cut made in January is doing the job they wanted it to do, giving enough stimulus to offset the loss from lower oil prices. With oil prices having stabilised to some extent and other economic conditions

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Bank of Canada announces overnight rate

There has been much speculation since the Bank of Canada’s surprise rate cut in late January, but have the predictions come true? Following the last cut on January 21, many big banks predicted a further cut would be made today, but the Bank of Canada has moved to maintain the rate at ¾ per cent, citing improved economic conditions since that last move. “Financial conditions in Canada have eased materially since January, in response to

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Speculation mounts over Bank of Canada’s latest interest rate announcement

As the real estate industry waits with bated breath for the Bank of Canada’s interest rate announcement tomorrow, one expert makes his prediction. “The Bank of Canada will likely pause on Wednesday before cutting rates again in April,” Sal Guatieri, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets, told CREW. “It likely needs more time to assess the economic impact of lower oil prices and to see where oil prices will stabilize.” The bank cut interest rates

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