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Source: Bankofcanada October 26, 2022

Monetary Policy Report – October 2022

While inflation has come off its peak, it remains too high. As the economy responds to higher interest rates and as the effects of elevated commodity pr...

Source: Bankofcanada October 26, 2022

Bank of Canada increases policy interest rate by 50 basis points, continues quantitative tightening

The Bank of Canada today increased its target for the overnight rate to 3¾%, with the Bank Rate at 4% and the deposit rate at 3¾%. The Bank is also continuing its policy of quantitative tightening. In...

Source: Bankofcanada October 26, 2022

Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

Good morning. I’m pleased to be here with Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers to discuss today’s policy announcement and the Bank’s Monetary Policy Re...

Source: Financialpost October 26, 2022

Opinion: Ottawa has 13% support on its oil and gas policies

New poll shows Canadians are more than three times more likely to agree with the oil and gas industry than Ottawa Over the past decade, many European nations grew dependent on Russia for their oil and natural gas needs. How unwise this was Vlad...

Source: Financialpost October 26, 2022

Bank of Canada opts for lower half-point hike, but says more to come

This section is Presented This section was produced by the editorial department. The client was not given the opportunity to put restrictions on the content or review it prior to publication. by HSBC HSBC Kevin Carmichael:...

Source: Financialpost October 26, 2022

Canadian banks raise prime rate to 5.95% after Bank of Canada hike

Royal Bank, CIBC, TD, Laurentian and more raise rate Canada’s commercial banks began announcing hikes to their prime rate Wednesday after the Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by half a percentage point. We ap...

Source: Financialpost October 26, 2022

Bank of Canada swerves in 'game of chicken' with inflation: What economists say

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Source: BNN Bloomberg October 25, 2022

Fundamentals 'flashing red' as last pillar of credit crumbles

Corporate credit conditions are worsening, with the last of three key measures now “flashing red,” according to a traffic-light system used by Janus Henderson Investors. The outlook for cash flow and earnings was downgraded from amber in the third quarter,...

Source: BNN Bloomberg October 25, 2022

Morgan Stanley's Wilson sticks to bullish call amid client doubt

One of Wall Street's most vocal bears is doubling down on his short-term bullish call on equities a week after his initial view was met with skepticism by clients. Morgan Stanley's Michael Wilson sees stocks grinding higher as markets transition to expecta...

Source: BNN Bloomberg October 25, 2022

U.K. bonds surge on hopes Sunak victory will cement fiscal caution

U.K. bonds surged after Rishi Sunak emerged as the frontrunner to become prime minister, a candidate investors expect will restore credibility to economic policy making and help calm the nation's rattled markets. Short-dated notes led the rally, sending th...