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- The Bank of Canada's strategy of rapidly increasing its key interest rate in an effort to tackle skyrocketing inflation will likely trigger a recession, says a new study released Tuesday from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
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Jul 5, 2022 · The Bank of Canada's strategy of rapidly increasing its key interest rate in an effort to tackle skyrocketing inflation will likely trigger a recession, says a new study released Tuesday from...
- Is there a recession coming in Canada? What you need to know ...
With inflation at a nearly 40-year high and the Bank of...
- Is there a recession coming in Canada? What you need to know ...
How lower interest rates stimulate the economy. When inflation is too low, it is also bad for the economy. Decreasing the policy interest rate can stimulate economic activity and cause inflation to rise. Lower interest rates encourage people to spend more and save less.
- In Canada, Economic Pressures Are Closing in
- This Recession Won’T Be as Severe as Prior Downturns
- Higher Rates Are Key to Reining in Inflation Expectations
- Slowing Growth Abroad Will Spill Over Into Canada
- The Boom in Household Spending Will Flag Later This Year
- Rate Hikes Will Reverse But Not Until Inflation Cools
When you’re at the top of the hill the only way to go is down. Canada’s economic growth has fired on all cylinders following pandemic shutdowns. But a historic labour squeeze, soaring food and energy prices and rising interest rates are now closing in. Those pressures will likely push the economy into a moderate contraction in 2023. Canadians conti...
Both in Canada and abroad, central banks are aggressively hiking rates to slow household demand and fight inflation. In Canada, much of the price pressure is coming from beyond our borders, as energy and agricultural prices surge on supply chain snarls stemming partly from the Ukraine war. Strong domestic demand for housing and services has intensi...
Though higher rates will technically push Canada toward a contraction, the Bank of Canada now has little choice but to act. Inflation has been too strong for too long and is starting to creep into longer-run business and consumer expectations. Higher inflation expectations can become self-fulfilling, making businesses more likely to pass on cost in...
Even without rate hikes, labour shortages in Canada and abroad are preventing expansion. The U.S. economy contracted in Q1 and though we’re tracking a small increase in Q2, it wouldn’t take a major forecast miss to have a second quarter of negative growth. We expect the U.S. unemployment rate to rise to 4% by year’s end and climb to almost 5% in 20...
Canadian households have socked away over $300 billion in savings since the end of 2019. That’s boosting spending—and adding more inflation pressure. But the lion’s share of savings remain with higher income households, leaving lower income groups more vulnerable to rising rates and prices. Housing markets have softened dramatically, with prices sw...
Global inflation pressures may soon peak. Shipping costs have declined. And exceptionally strong demand for goods—which has sparked supply chain challenges and higher input costs—is moderating as consumers in Canada and abroad shift spending to services that weren’t available during pandemic lockdowns. Much of the surge in wheat prices following Ru...
Jun 24, 2022 · With inflation at a nearly 40-year high and the Bank of Canada expected to raise its key interest rate next month, these factors could kick start another recession. Statistics Canada said its ...
Jan 24, 2024 · Canada may not be in a recession right now, but it is likely to enter one very soon and that will prompt the Bank of Canada to cut interest rates, economists at Desjardins Group say.
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Sep 6, 2023 · After the Bank of Canada held its key interest rate at five per cent, an economist says that inflation will be the key factor in determining whether more rate hikes are coming, and warns that a...
Jun 22, 2022 · Raising interest rates will lead Canadians to spend more money on interest repayments as opposed to pumping that money back into the economy itself, said David Macdonald, senior economist with...
