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Canada Maintains Key Interest Rate At 5%

Canada's central bank on Wednesday held its key lending rate at five percent, citing the global economic slowdown and easing inflation.

International Business Times

Interest rates: Monetary policy is always political as central banks opt to back the financial sector

As the Bank of Canada prepared to announce its decision on interest rates in early September, Tiff Macklem, the bank’s governor, received imploring letters from premiers spanning both the country and the political spectrum.

The Conversation

Why the Bank of Canada Is Facing Intense Scrutiny

The key interest rate is the policy lever the bank pulls to keep inflation in check. But a lot has changed in recent years

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Here's how the Bank of Canada's interest rate hike to 5% will impact Canadian households

The Bank of Canada has just hiked its interest rate by another 25 points to five per cent — the second quarter-point hike since June’s interest rate increase to 4.75 per cent. The central bank has been steadily increasing interest rates over the past three years in an effort to…

The Conversation

What you need to know about Canada's new first home savings account

Buying a home is becoming increasingly challenging for Canadians. But there is a new solution available to help buyers take their first step onto the housing ladder.

The Conversation

As the Bank of Canada prepares for a digital Canadian dollar, democratic concerns loom large

The Bank of Canada is preparing for the possibility of the Canadian government requiring it to issue a digital version of the Canadian dollar. Although the central bank is leading the project for the new currency, any future decision to issue it rests with the Canadian Parliament and government.

The Conversation

Stocks Move Lower Before the Open as Investors Weigh Interest Rate Outlook

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are down -0.06%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are down -0.10% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices finished the regular session mixed as an unexpected Bank of Canada rate increase forced investors to recalibrate their expectations regarding the Federal Reserve interest…

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Stocks Little Changed Before the Open as Investors Weigh Interest Rate Outlook

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are up +0.05%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are up +0.15% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices finished the regular session mixed as an unexpected Bank of Canada rate increase forced investors to recalibrate their expectations regarding the Federal Reserve interest…

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Stocks Mixed Before the Open as Investors Weigh Interest Rate Outlook

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are up +0.08%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are down -0.10% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices finished the regular session mixed as an unexpected Bank of Canada rate increase forced investors to recalibrate their expectations regarding the Federal Reserve interest…

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Mega-Cap Tech Stocks Fall on Higher Bond Yields

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Wednesday closed down -0.38%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.27%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IU XX) (QQQ ) closed down -1.75%. Stock indexes Wednesday settled mixed. A jump in bond...

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Stock Market Today: Stocks Finish Mixed After Bank of Canada's Surprise Rate Hike

Canada's central bank unexpectedly lifted interest rates after pausing them earlier this year, boosting expectations for another Fed rate hike at next week's meeting.

Kiplinger

Stocks Pressured as Bond Yields Rise on Bank of Canada Rate Hike

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.15%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.10%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.68%. U.S. stocks this morning gave up early gains and...

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Are We Seeing a Surge in Labour Unrest?

From Starbucks to the Public Service Alliance of Canada, workers are organizing and rallying

The Walrus

RBA to have separate rate-setting panel but inflation target expected to remain

First full review for decades recommends raft of changes including splitting the board into two to enable more focus on how interest rates are decided

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‘Once-in-a-generation opportunity’: why the RBA is under review – and what happens next?

Explainer: Report’s recommendations on the central bank are due out this month. Here’s what you need to know

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