Bank of Canada

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Bank stands pat on rates

Surprising virtually no one, the Bank of Canada will maintain its target overnight rate at 1%. The corresponding bank rate will remain at 1.25% and the deposit rate will still be 0.75%.

March 8, 2012

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Faceoff: Keynes versus Hayek

Can governments fix a financial slump? Or does that drive nations deeper into debt?

By Kanupriya Vashisht |March 1, 2012

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Carney warns on debt, again

Canadian household indebtedness, as measured by the ratio of household debt to personal disposable income, currently stands at 153% and is expected to continue to rise.

By Vikram Barhat |February 23, 2012

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BoC keeps rate at 1%

The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1% cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1.25% and the deposit rate is .75%. The outlook for the global economy has deteriorated and uncertainty has increased since the Bank released its October Monetary Policy Report (MPR). The sovereign […]

By Staff |January 17, 2012

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Top 10 facts and predictions

With barely two days to go — one if you’re in Australia — before 2011 is consigned to the dustbin of history, investment experts the world over are furiously fashioning forecasts. Keeping one eye trained on the road ahead and the other on the rear view mirror, Doug Porter, deputy chief economist, BMO, offers some […]

By Staff |December 29, 2011

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Canadian inflation remains steady

Canadian consumer prices crept slightly higher in November compared to the previous month keeping Canada’s annual rate of inflation at 2.9% in November, matching October’s rise, according to Statistics Canada. The 0.1% spike in consumer prices from October to November is in line with the expectations of economists. Transportation and food continued to post the […]

By Staff |December 20, 2011

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Carney reaffirms inflation targeting

The Bank of Canada’s inflation-targeting regime has served Canadians since its adoption in 1991, and is partly responsible for the strength and relative stability we enjoy today, according to the Governor of the Bank of Canada.

By Staff |November 23, 2011

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Bank of Canada holds fast on rates

The Bank of Canada has announced it will maintain its target for the overnight rate at 1%, holding the Bank Rate at just 1.25% and the deposit rate at 0.75%. While the global economic recovery is largely unfolding as expected, the Bank cited slower than anticipated growth in the U.S. as a concern. The Bank […]

By Staff |July 19, 2011

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Carney bound by macro forces

It can’t be easy being Mark Carney these days. With a mandate to keep inflation in check, the Bank of Canada governor should be facing an easy decision on interest rates Tuesday. But there are a lot of details outside of inflation he must contend with, according to a report from Desjardins Securities. “In the […]

By Staff |July 18, 2011

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Are Canadians heeding debt warning?

It may be too early to tell, but Canadians may be taking the Bank of Canada’s warnings on household debt to heart, according to a report from CIBC World Markets. In November – the latest month for which data is available – household credit expanded at its slowest rate since 2001, growing by just 0.27% […]

By Steven Lamb |January 26, 2011

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