Canada's economic activity has grown at a brisk pace in the last two quarters, registering an annualized growth of well over 2%, indicating that seven rounds of interest rate cuts has helped boost ...

This comes after GDP rose ... lower its main interest rate for a seventh straight time earlier this month. "January may represent the peak in economic activity as the U.S.-Canada trade war pushes ...

The Bank of Canada ... s interest rate hikes slowed the economy and pushed up unemployment. Subsequent rate cuts gave a boost to the economy through the back half of last year, with GDP growing ...

(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) The Bank of Canada's top decision makers signalled they likely would have hit pause on the interest rate easing cycle earlier this month if not for the ...

As the BoC’s interest ... rate mortgages and other loans. November 25, 2024: Then President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to impose a 25% tariff on products entering the U.S. from ...

The Bank of Canada cut its policy interest ... any particular rate path, there’s clearly a focus on downside risks as ‘pervasive uncertainty’ could derail the strong GDP and labour market ...

One more 25bp cut by the BoC is expected in April, with downside risks to the current 2.50% terminal rate. The report also addresses the anticipated weakness in Canada’s GDP growth for this year.

Economists expect the Bank of Canada will cut its benchmark interest rate next week. (REUTERS/Patrick Doyle/File ... That's significantly up from Friday, when strong GDP data saw currency markets ...

Canada's economic activity has grown at a brisk pace in the last two quarters, registering an annualized growth of well over 2%, indicating that seven rounds of interest rate cuts has helped boost ...