BREAKING: As expected, the @bankofcanada has left its key interest rate unchanged at 5%. The Bank said it remains "concerned" about the risks to the outlook of inflation, but that with weaker growth in 2024 it expects inflation pressures to continue easing
The Bank added that while high interest rates are restraining spending and economic growth has stalled, it wants to see "further and sustained easing in core inflation."
JUST IN: The @bankofcanada's policy rate remains frozen at 5.0%. It says it "remains prepared to raise the policy rate further if needed."
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BREAKING: The @bankofcanada has left its target rate unchanged at 5.00%, saying it sees "clearer signs that monetary policy is moderating spending and relieving price pressures." However, the Bank reiterated it is "prepared to raise the policy rate further if needed."
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"If new information suggests we need to do more, we are prepared to increase our policy rate further, but we don’t want to do more than we have to."
-@Bankofcanada Governor Tiff Macklem
JUST IN: The BoC has bumped its overnight rate to 5% for the first time in 22 years.
Prime rate will hit 7.2%, effective tomorrow.
Adjustable-rate mortgage payments should jump roughly $14/month on average per $100k.
Here's the BoC's full statement: https://t.co/WI8RrBKaCv
BREAKING: The @bankofcanada has left its benchmark rate unchanged at 4.50%. The bank said it "continues to assess whether monetary policy is sufficiently restrictive to relieve price pressures and remains prepared to raise the policy rate further..." https://t.co/6jMH1s5zLk
Amendments have been provided to Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act as of March 27, 2023 which expands exceptions to allow Non-Canadians to purchase a home in certain circumstances.
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