Reports Tagged: BOC

May 06, 2025

The Bank of Canada (BOC) will eye another rate cut in June, as uncertainty over US tariff negotiations continues to weigh on Canada’s economic growth.  Today’s cordial tone in the

April 16, 2025

Like a deer in the tariff headlights, the Bank of Canada (BOC) held rates steady today, notwithstanding its own expectation that further easing will be required to avoid recession. The

April 14, 2025

This week’s Bank of Canada (BOC) meeting is a line ball call though on the margin we favor a rate cut. The BOC could easily justify an easing on economic

March 11, 2025

The Bank of Canada (BOC) will cut rates this week in a preemptive attempt to buffer the hit to growth it expects from the impact of US tariffs. The Wednesday

February 18, 2025

A pop in Canadian inflation has complicated the Bank of Canada’s (BOC) ability to buffer the sagging economy with more rates easing, after trimmed mean, its preferred price measure, jumped

February 05, 2025

Looming tariffs on Canada have lit up the Canadian rates curve, appropriately prompting speculation that the Bank of Canada (BOC) will be forced to ease rates far more aggressively than

January 23, 2025

With the threat of US tariffs looming, the Bank of Canada (BOC) is poised to keep easing from its first meeting this year on January 29 and follow with additional

January 07, 2025

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation will keep a dovish lean to Bank of Canada (BOC) monetary policy this year as it looks to prevent the current economic slowdown from

December 06, 2024

The Bank of Canada (BOC) is tilting toward another 50-basis-point rate cut next week after the latest unemployment data saw a large jump in the unemployment rate, reflecting downside momentum

November 18, 2024

With an eye on the heavy mortgage burden on Canadians, the Bank of Canada (BOC) is tilted toward more easing into next year and while another 25 bps cut is

October 16, 2024

Broad slowing in Canada’s inflation has opened the door for the Bank of Canada (BOC) to cut rates by as much as 50 basis points at its upcoming meeting. The

September 04, 2024

Looking to soft-land its sagging economy, the Bank of Canada (BOC) cut its key policy rate another 25 basis points today and said it plans more easing which could include

August 20, 2024

Canada’s latest inflation data has flung open the door for the Bank of Canada (BOC) to cut rates by 25 bps in September for a third consecutive meeting, diverging further

July 16, 2024

Canada’s June inflation data has cleared the way for a second rate cut by the Bank of Canada (BOC) to 4.5%, when it meets next week and updates its quarterly

June 05, 2024

With increased confidence its restrictive monetary policy is pushing down inflation, the Bank of Canada (BOC), as we had been expecting, cut rates 25 bps to 4.75% today and set

April 10, 2024

Progress on the next two Canada inflation readings will likely be enough to convince the Bank of Canada (BOC) to cut rates at its June 5 meeting, in the first

April 04, 2024

Sticky inflation expectations coupled with still robust employment growth may have pushed out the Bank of Canada’s (BOC) timing for a first interest rate cut but likely only by a

January 29, 2024

When the Bank of Canada (BOC) held rates at 5% for a fourth consecutive meeting and turned away from its hiking bias last week, Governor Tiff Macklem all but declared

December 05, 2023

With Governor Tiff Macklem having all but declared the peak in the Bank of Canada’s (BOC) hiking cycle, this week’s meeting will hold rates at 5% and likely pivot to

October 24, 2023

With Canadian activity sliding and the Bank of Canada (BOC) winning its tenacious campaign to wrestle inflation back toward its 2% target, it can afford to hold its policy rate