Wednesday’s decision is the fourth consecutive drop in interest rates since June and is the Bank of Canada's largest rate cut since 2009, outside the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canada's inflation rate dropped to a more than 3 year low in September. Does this mean the Bank of Canada will look at further interest rate cuts? Here to break it all down is financial analyst Robert Levy.The central bank’s policy rate now stands at 3.75 per cent. Wednesday’s decision is the fourth consecutive drop in interest rates since June and is the Bank of Canada’s largest rate cut since the global financial crisis in 2009, outside the COVID-19 pandemic.
While the Bank of Canada had proceeded at a more modest pace of quarter-point cuts so far in the easing cycle, the oversized half-point cut was widely expected by economists. Since the previous interest rate cut in September, inflation has not only returned to the Bank of Canada’s two per cent target but“We took a bigger step today because inflation is now back to the two per cent target and we want to keep it close to the target,” Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said in prepared remarks.At the same time, cracks have formed in the Canadian labour market and growth remains sluggish elsewhere in the economy.
Macklem said that if the economy continues to evolve broadly in line with the central bank’s expectations, more interest rate cuts can be expected to boost demand and keep inflation on target.The Bank of Canada’s key rate informs rates that lenders offer on many loans, particularly mortgages. Wednesday’s sizeable interest rate cut offers immediate relief to Canadians with variable rates of interest and bodes well for those with mortgages coming up for renewal.
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