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Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate for first time since pandemic ... (Cranbrook Townsman)

Central bank increases key rate by a quarter of a percentage point in bid to help fight inflation.

In making its announcement, the Bank of Canada said it expects inflation to be higher in the near-term than previously thought. What followed were two more rate cuts in March 2020 that brought the key policy rate to 0.25 per cent. “Every single basis point matters to somebody out there,” Porter said. “These are the types of inflationary pressures that the Bank of Canada can contain with increasing its interest rates and that’s what it’s trying to do,” Mendes said. It was two years ago this week that the Bank of Canada first cut its key policy rate to get ahead of economic fallout from the emerging novel coronavirus crisis. The Bank of Canada has raised its key interest rate for the first time since slashing the benchmark rate to near-zero at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, in a bid to tackle inflation rates that are likely to keep rising from their current three-decade high.

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Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate to 0.5%, major banks follow ... (CityNews)

Last Updated Mar 2, 2022, 5:02PM EST. Numerous Canadian banks said Wednesday that they are increasing their prime interest rate by 25 basis points following the ...

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Bank of Canada raises overnight rate to 0.5% — first hike in years ... (Toronto Star)

Rate hikes will mean higher monthly costs for anyone carrying debt, but the central bank would have to raise rates by a full percentage point before there ...

“Every single basis point matters to somebody out there,” Porter said. “This is the type of thing that sneaks up on households. With payments going up, and inflation still high, it’s a double whammy for households,” said Bolduc. So they’re doing this.” According to LowestRates.ca’s mortgage payment calculator, the same mortgage with a 25 basis point rate increase sees the estimated payment rise to $3,942, an increase of $114 per month or $1,368 per year. Households will feel this,” said Bolduc, a senior vice-president at BDO Canada.

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Bank of Canada raises key interest rate, but inflation could prove ... (Globalnews.ca)

The Bank of Canada raised interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, keeping with analyst's expectations and its own signals from January.

The governing council wrote Wednesday that “interest rates will need to rise further” amid an expanding economy and rising inflation. Solid GDP figures released on Tuesday confirmed to the bank that the “economic slack” from the COVID-19 pandemic has been absorbed. “This will add to inflation around the world, and negative impacts on confidence and new supply disruptions could weigh on global growth. The situation remains fluid and we are following events closely,” the bank wrote. It’s the central bank’s first rate hike since October 2018. In a statement accompanying the decision, the Bank of Canada said the war in Ukraine is “a major new source of uncertainty” that is driving prices higher on oil and other commodities.

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Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate to 0.5% | CBC News (CBC.ca)

The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate to 0.5 per cent on Wednesday, a move that's expected to be the first of a series of small rate hikes ...

"The invasion of Ukraine is putting further upward pressure on prices for both energy and food-related commodities," the bank said. The price of the North American crude oil benchmark known as West Texas Intermediate topped $111 a barrel on Wednesday, its highest price in eight years. The cost of those hikes could add up fast. It's the first time the bank has raised its rate since 2018. The other big banks are expected to follow suit. Lenders are already starting to move in reaction to the central bank's hike.

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