Policy

Bank of Canada holds key interest rate steady at 5%

In final decision of 2023, central bank says weaker growth and cooling job market suggests demand is no longer outpacing supply

By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press |December 6, 2023

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Senate committee calls for action on housing costs

Recommendations echo affordability measures in government's fall economic statement

By James Langton |December 5, 2023

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Fed’s Powell notes inflation is easing but says further progress is needed

Federal Reserve expected to hold interest rates at December meeting

By Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press |December 1, 2023

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Fed’s Waller raises possibility of a rate cut by spring if inflation keeps slowing

The remarks on Tuesday suggested the Fed's outlook for interest rates may have decisively shifted in the past few months

By Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press |November 28, 2023

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