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Bank of Canada cuts rates, says tariffs could stoke persistent inflation
The Bank of Canada on Wednesday trimmed its key policy rate by 25 basis points to 3%, cut growth forecasts and said it was concerned that U.S. tariffs could stoke persistently high inflation. U.S. President Donald Trump is promising to impose a 25% tariff on all imports from Canada on Saturday.
Tariff War Would Push Inflation Higher in Canada, Macklem Says
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem has managed to wrestle inflation back under control. But a looming US-Canada tariff war now threatens to undo his work on price stability.
Bank of Canada’s Macklem May Have Held His Punches
Bank of Canada Gov. Tiff Macklem held his punches, despite doing a good job describing the ambiguities around how tariffs would impact the central bank, Scotiabank’s Derek Holt reckons.
Top Bank of Canada officials speak after latest interest rate cut
Below are some key quotes from a news conference by Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers on Wednesday after the central bank cut its key policy rate by 25 basis points to 3%.
Bank of Canada Can Ease Tariff Pain But Can’t Fix Damage, Macklem Says
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank can’t repair the economic damage of a trade war with the US — but he’ll do his best to make it less painful.
Bank of Canada cuts interest rate, warns it can't protect economy from tariffs
The Bank of Canada has cut its key interest rate another 25 basis points to three per cent as Governor Tiff Macklem warns there's little the central bank can do to negate the economic impact of U.S. tariffs imposed on Canadian imports.
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Canada’s inflation rate drops to 1.8% in December as sales tax break eases consumer prices
Canada’s inflation rate fell to 1.8% in December, a surprising drop. This decrease is largely due to a sales tax break ...
Canada's annual inflation rate drops to 1.8% in December on sales tax relief
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Canada Inflation Eases to 1.8% Thanks to Tax Break
Stripping out the effects of the tax holiday, annual inflation ticked up for December to 2.3%.
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Trudeau Promised a Better Life for the Middle Class. Then Prices Soared.
While the Trudeau government has managed to drive inflation down to about 2 percent from a high of 8 percent in 2022, food prices remain high. And Canada’s economic situation could soon worsen ...
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Trump says tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming Saturday, and he's deciding whether to tax their oil
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said his 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico are coming on Saturday, but he’s still ...
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Canada's inflation rate fell to 1.8% in December, with prices declining during GST break
Canada's inflation rate fell to 1.8 per cent in December, with the federal government's GST holiday bringing prices down ...
Canada Inflation Dipped In December To 1.8%
Canadian inflation fell 0.1 percentage points to 1.8 percent in December as a brief sales tax holiday on selected consumer goods kicked off, the government statistical agency said Tuesday.
Inflation in Canada Eases to 1.8% on Trudeau Sales Tax Break
For the first time since 2019, Canadian inflation stayed within the central bank’s target range for a full year, a mark of ...
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Canada Inflation Eases to 1.8% Thanks to Tax Break — 2nd Update
The consumer price index fell 0.4% in December, leaving inflation to ease slightly to a three-month low of 1.8% compared with a year earlier, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. That was in line with ...
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Bank of Canada reduces policy rate by 25 basis points to 3%, announces end of quantitative tightening
The Bank of Canada today reduced its target for the overnight rate to 3%, with the Bank Rate at 3.25% and the deposit rate at ...