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  1. Nov 1, 2024 · Check today's Bank of Canada interest rate and expected rate over the next few years. See how the rate has changed in the last 89 years and what caused it to change so fast in 2022-2024.

  2. Jul 30, 2020 · The Bank of Canada today published its 2021 schedule for policy interest rate announcements and the release of the quarterly Monetary Policy Report. It also reconfirmed the scheduled interest rate announcement dates for the remainder of this year.

  3. Sep 4, 2024 · The Bank carries out monetary policy by influencing short-term interest rates. It does this by adjusting the target for the overnight rate on eight fixed dates each year . For more information on the policy interest rate, see this explainer .

  4. Jul 26, 2020 · Contemporary economic theory assumes that raising interest rates reduces growth in aggregate demand in the economy, which leads to lower inflation.

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    • 2020
  5. Oct 23, 2023 · July 13, 2022: The Bank of Canada raised rates by 100 basis points to 2.50 per cent —the largest single rate hike in more than two decades. The central bank predicted inflation would remain at around eight per cent for the next several months.

  6. Jan 25, 2023 · June 1, 2022: At the start of this summer, The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by another half of a percentage point to 1.5 per cent -- the fastest year-over-year rise in more than...

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  8. Aug 9, 2021 · Overall, a reduction in interest rates means that people borrow more money and then spend more money. This action causes inflation in the economy to go up. The opposite then occurs for rising interest rates. Not only do customers not borrow money, but they tend to save more because savings invested return more money at the same time.