by Ryan Littlestone | July 11th, 2018, 14:02:00 | Bank of Canada, Central Banks, News
Details from the Bank of Canada July 2018 monetary policy meeting 11 July 2018 Prior 1.25% Bank of Canada raises overnight rate target to 1 ½ per cent FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2018 The Bank of Canada today increased its target for the overnight rate to 1 ½ per...
by Ryan Littlestone | July 11th, 2018, 10:37:24 | Bank of Canada, Central Banks, News
With the market pricing in a near 100% chance of a BOC rate hike today, do we have anything left to trade? When looking to trade central bank events I like to leave things until the last moment. Why? I have to see how the price has developed. In the case of the BOC...
by K-man | June 7th, 2018, 14:37:52 | Bank of Canada, Central Banks
BOC Financial System Review on 07.06.2018 Consumer debt and housing market imbalances are top vulnerabilities to financial system Risks have eased but remain elevated Risk of severe nationwide recession leading to rise in financial stress is elevated but decreasing...
by Ryan Littlestone | May 30th, 2018, 14:01:22 | Bank of Canada, Central Banks, News
Highlights from the Bank of Canada monetary policy meeting 30 May 2018 Prior 1.25% Drops reference to being cautious on rates Higher rates will be warranted to keep inflation near target Will continue to assess economy’s sensitivity to rate movements Bank of...
by Ryan Littlestone | April 18th, 2018, 15:33:32 | Bank of Canada, Central Banks
Comments from Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz 18 April 2018 Rates may need to stay below the neutral range Canada has made considerable progress in last 12 months Some progress has been made on the key issues being watched closely by Governing Council,...
by Ryan Littlestone | April 18th, 2018, 14:00:26 | Bank of Canada, Central Banks
Highlights from the Bank of Canada monetary policy meeting 18 April 2018 Prior 1.25% BoC: Governing Council To Remain Cautious With Respect To Future Policy Adjustments, Guided By Incoming Data To Continue To Monitor Economy’s Sensitivity To Rate Movements, Evolution...