Mark Carney, who served as governor of the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and governor of the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020, has succeeded Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister of Canada. Members of Canada’s governing Liberal Party elected Carney this evening on the...
The Bank of Canada announced a 25-basis point cut to its overnight rate to 3% while bringing an end to its quantitative tightening policy as the national economy grows stronger. The Canadian central bank also brought down its Bank Rate to 3.25% and the deposit rate at...
Three major central banks have announced rate cuts for their respective economies. The European Central Bank (ECB) announced it was cutting rates by a quarter percentage point today, lowering its benchmark from 3.25% to 3%. “The disinflation process is well on track,”...
The Bank of Canada announced its third rate cut in a row, reducing its key policy rate by 25 basis points to achieve a 4.25% level. “In Canada, the economy grew by 2.1% in the second quarter, led by government spending and business investment,” said the central bank...
The Bank of England trimmed the base rate by a quarter-point to 5%. This marked the first rate cut by the UK’s central bank since March 2020. Within the Bank of England, the rate cut decision was somewhat contentious, with the Monetary Policy Committee voting...