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Bank of Canada increases policy interest rate by 50 basis points, continues quantitative tightening
The Bank of Canada today increased its target for the overnight rate to 4¼%, with the Bank Rate at 4½% and the deposit rate at 4¼%. The Bank is also continuing its policy of quantitative tightening. Inflation around the world remains high and broadly based. Global economic growth is slowing, although it is proving more resilient than was expected at the time of the October Monetary Policy Report (MPR). In the United States, the economy is weakening but consumption continues to be solid and the labour market remains overheated. The gradual easing of global supply bottlenecks continues, although further progress ... (full story)
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BOC Hikes 50bps to 4.25%
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 7, 2022
*BOC 'CONSIDERING' NEED FOR FURTHER HIKES TO CURB INFLATION
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[tweet=1600505865785823232;1670425309]BOC REMOVES LANGUAGE INDICATING THAT THE POLICY RATE WILL NEED TO BE RAISED FURTHER.[/tweet]
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— Cable FX Macro (@cablefxmacro) December 7, 2022*BOC SEES GROWING EVIDENCE HIKES ARE RESTRAINING DOMESTIC DEMAND
*CANADA'S ECONOMY LIKELY TO STALL THROUGH FIRST HALF 2023: BOC
*BOC: Labor Market Remains Tight
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BOC: INFLATION REMAINS EXCESSIVE, AND SHORT-TERM INFLATION EXPECTATIONS REMAIN ELEVATED.
— Breaking Market News (@financialjuice) December 7, 2022