As we move closer to the next Bank of Canada (BoC) interest rate announcement, experts with the ‘Big Five’ banks are busy parsing through the latest economic data to give their best bets on rate cuts, or holds, to come. Governing Council has given next to no indication on what their next moves will ...| STOREYS
The Bank of Canada (BoC) lowered its policy interest rate on Wednesday, bringing it down to 4.5% — a level it hasn't been at since the early days of June 2023. This latest move from the central bank marks the second cut of a cycle that began back in March 2022, and saw rates raised sharply on 10 occ...| STOREYS
Months of speculation came to a head on Wednesday when the Bank of Canada (BoC) announced the first interest rate cut of the cycle. The long-awaited and much-anticipated move from the central bank was a decrease of 25 basis points, bringing the policy rate to 4.75%. The rate has sat at 5% since ...| STOREYS
Consumers’ perceptions of inflation are unchanged from a quarter ago, but their expectations for near-term inflation declined significantly. While both measures have improved substantially in recent quarters, they remain higher than they were before the COVID‑19 pandemic. Most consumers continue to think that domestic factors are contributing to high inflation. Sentiment remains subdued and unchanged from last quarter, as high inflation and elevated interest rates continue to constrain pe...| www.bankofcanada.ca
Results from the Business Outlook Survey and the Business Leaders’ Pulse continue to signal weak demand, which is weighing on investment and hiring plans. While few firms are planning layoffs, labour markets are widely seen as continuing to soften. Although they remain above average, wage and inflation expectations are easing. Most firms that made abnormally large price increases in the past 12 months do not plan to do so again in the coming year.| www.bankofcanada.ca
