Interest Rates on the Rise Again!
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Bank of Canada increases policy interest rate by 50 basis points, continues quantitative tightening
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario October 26, 2022The Bank of Canada today increased its target for the overnight rate to 3¾%, with the Bank Rate at 4% and the deposit rate at 3¾%. The Bank is also continuing its policy of quantitative tightening.
Inflation around the world remains high and broadly based. This reflects the strength of the global recovery from the pandemic, a series of global supply disruptions, and elevated commodity prices, particularly for energy, which have been pushed up by Russia’s attack on Ukraine. The strength of the US dollar is adding to inflationary pressures in many countries.…
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