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Other central banks, including the Fed, may have to push rates deeper into restrictive territory The Bank of Canada’s decision to resume raising interest rates shook global bond markets and underscored the difficult task faced by central banks...

Central bank's rate increase breathes new life into most aggressive hiking cycle in recent memory In a span of a couple of months, talk about Canada’s economy has gone from recession worries and interest rate cuts to things being too hot to han...

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The Bank of Canada did exercise patience, but not enough The Bank of Canada pulled an RBA and hiked rates on June 7 with the market mostly (call it 60-40) priced for no move and more than 80 per cent of Bay Street economists believing the centr...

A drop in tech shares drove U.S. stocks lower, while Treasuries retreated after a surprise Bank of Canada rate increase fueled bets the Federal Reserve is not done with its own tightening. The Nasdaq 100 fell 1.8 per cent, with the likes of Alphabet Inc. a...

Canada's main stock index moved lower Wednesday as the market digested an interest rate hike by the Bank of Canada, while U.S. markets were mixed.  The S&P/TSX Composite Index was down 71.91 points, or 0.36 per cent, at 19,983.69. In New York, the Dow J...

Speaking a day after we raised interest rates, Deputy Governor Paul Beaudry talks about what Governing Council considered in its decision. He also suggests reasons w...

Chrystia Freeland tries to reassure 'anxious' Canadians, while Pierre Poilievre goes on the attack Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tried to reassure Canadians that the economy is still headed for calmer times after the Bank of Canada unexpec...

The rise brings the policy rate to the highest it’s been since April 2001 Get the latest from Stephanie Hughes straight to your inbox Sign Up The Bank of Canada surprised markets by ending its pause and hiking its key interest rate a...