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Bank of Canada Done With Rate Hikes, But When Is First Interest Rate Cut Coming?

1 year ago

The Bank of Canada held its key lending interest rate at 5% for the fourth consecutive meeting. Of particular note,…

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Canadian Inflation Rises 3.4% in December—How Will the Bank of Canada Respond?

1 year ago

Statistics Canada announced that the country’s inflation rate in December ticked up to 3.4%, which is up from 3.1% in…

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U.S. Inflation Unexpectedly Heats Up in December, But Rate Cuts Still Expected

2 years ago

The December Consumer Price Index, or CPI, which measures U.S. inflation, rose 0.3% month over month. to 3.4%. This is…

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Canada 2024: A Technical Recession, Rate Cuts, and the TSX

2 years ago

A lot can change in a year. In January 2023, Canada’s inflation rate stood at 5.9%, the Bank of Canada…

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Canada’s Inflation Slows to 3.1% in October—Will This Shut the Door on Additional Rate Hikes?

2 years ago

Statistics Canada announced that Canada’s inflation rate slowed to 3.1% in October, that’s down significantly from the 3.8% reading in…

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The S&P 500 Could Hit a Record High in 2024, But the TSX Could Disappoint

2 years ago

This year was supposed to be a mixed one for stocks, with rising interest rates, stubbornly high inflation, and lower…

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Canadian Dollar Down 4.8% Since July on Weaker Oil and Soft Economic Data

2 years ago

The Canadian dollar has reversed the gains it made against the U.S. dollar in the first half of the year.…

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Remainder of 2023 Looks Bullish After Federal Reserve Pause’s Interest Rates

2 years ago

Halloween may be over but that doesn’t mean it isn’t still scary on Bay Street and Wall Street. On July…

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Canada’s Inflation Rate Unexpectedly Falls to 3.8% in September

2 years ago

Canada’s inflation rate unexpectedly dipped in September to 3.8%. That’s down from 4.0% in August. The 3.8% figure is below…

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Additional Interest Rate Hikes Still on the Table But Canada Is Not Headed for a Recession

2 years ago

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said that the central bank’s aggressive interest rate policy is working at bringing down…