Bank of Canada Cuts Policy Rate By 50 BPs Again The BoC slashed the overnight rate by 50 bps this morning, bringing the policy rate down to 3.25%. The market had priced in nearly 90% odds of a 50 bp move, where consensus coalesced. The combined slower-than-expected GDP growth and a sharp rise in the Canadian unemployment rate to 6.8% triggered the […]
L’augmentation du chômage au Canada fait qu’une nouvelle forte baisse de taux d’intérêt reste possible en décembre Avant la publication des données d’aujourd’hui sur le travail au Canada, il paraissait probable que la Banque du Canada baisse le taux directeur de 25 points de base à sa réunion du 11 décembre. Les données révèlent une création d’emplois plus importante que prévu, le […]
The Surge In Canadian Unemployment Keeps Another Jumbo Rate Cut In Play In December Before the release of today’s Canadian Labour Force Data, the odds favoured a 25 basis point drop in the overnight policy rate when the Bank of Canada meets again on December 11th. The data showed more substantial than expected job creation, as the country added 51,000 […]
October Inflation Rose to 2.0% As Gasoline Price Declines Were More Muted The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.0% year-over-year in October, up from a 1.6% increase in September. Gasoline prices fell to a lesser extent in October (-4.0%) compared with September (-10.7%). The all-items CPI, excluding gasoline, rose 2.2% in October, the same growth rate as in August and September The […]
The Canadian Housing Market Shows Signs of Life Canadian home sales surged to their highest level in more than two years as the Bank of Canada cut interest rates, bringing buyers back into the market. Home sales rose 7.7% month-over-month (m/m) in October, reaching their highest level since April 2022. Rising home sales were broadly based, with the Greater Toronto […]