1 week ago ‘Grinding’ rise in unemployment rate means Bank of Canada will start cutting rates again

Here's what economists think the recent unemployment numbers mean for the Bank of Canada and future rate cuts

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1 week ago Bay Street Sees Future Cuts After Bank of Canada Holds Steady

The Bank of Canada’s decision to hold its policy interest rate at 2.75% shows that it’s more focused on core inflation than weak economic growth as it waits to get more data, according to analysts.

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1 week ago Bank of Canada holds key rate at 2.75% as tariff uncertainty persists

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady at 2.75 per cent Wednesday as policymakers keep waiting for more clarity on how tariffs will impact the economy. “Uncertainty remains high,” Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said in prepared remarks after the release of the rate decision. “At this decision, there […]

Economics

1 week ago Bank of Canada holds interest rate at 2.75% as ‘uncertainty remains high’

Central bank pauses rate cuts for second meeting in a row

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1 week ago Belgravia Hartford Closes First Tranche of USD $5 Million Credit Facility From Round13 Digital Asset Fund LP to Purchase and Build Bitcoin Treasury Holdings (₿)

TORONTO — BELGRAVIA HARTFORD CAPITAL INC. (CSE:BLGV)(OTC:BLGVF)(FRA:ECA) (“Company” or “Belgravia”) is pleased to announce it has closed the first tranche of USD $500,000 the Bitcoin treasury strategy financing as previously announced on May 28, 2025. The interest will be calculated at the Bank of Canada prime rate as of June 4, 2025. This initial allocation […]

Economics

1 week ago Bank of Canada set for interest rate decision as tariff uncertainty persists

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is set to make an interest rate decision today as the United States’ trade dispute continues to cloud the economic outlook. A poll of economists provided by LSEG Data & Analytics ahead of the decision shows they expect the central bank will leave its policy rate unchanged at 2.75 […]

Economics

1 week ago Bank of Canada to make interest rate decision as tariff uncertainty lingers

The Bank of Canada is set to make its interest rate decision, even as tariff uncertainty lingers, including President Donald Trump's latest increase to steel and aluminum tariffs.

Economics

1 week ago Cut, hold or hike? Bank of Canada to reveal what’s next for interest rates

The Bank of Canada is set to make its interest rate decision, even as tariff uncertainty lingers, including President Donald Trump's latest increase to steel and aluminum tariffs.

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2 w. ago Bank of Canada expected to hold policy rate as bar to cut is ‘quite high’

Mixed data not believed to be strong enough to force a cut, though some economists disagree

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2 w. ago ‘Mission impossible’: Why the Bank of Canada faces ‘risky’ June rate decision

OTTAWA — Few would confuse Hollywood action star Tom Cruise with Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem. But while Cruise rides a plane in tailspin to his latest box office smash, some economists say Macklem finds himself in his own high-stakes circumstances with the central bank’s interest rate decision on Wednesday. Macklem’s mission is to […]

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2 w. ago Bank of Canada expected to hold key rate after surprise Q1 GDP jump

OTTAWA — The Canadian economy got a boost to start the year as businesses rushed to get ahead of tariffs, and some economists believe that lift will be enough to keep the Bank of Canada on the sidelines at its interest rate decision next week. Real gross domestic product rose 2.2 per cent annualized in […]

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2 w. ago David Rosenberg: Latest labour data shows Canadians are begging the Bank of Canada for renewed rate relief

The ranks of the unemployed ballooned 14 per cent over the past year, not exactly the definition of economic vitality

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3 w. ago Retail sales put a June Bank of Canada rate cut back on the table

Currently, markets predict there is less than a 30 per cent chance the central bank will cut rates next month

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