Bank of Canada cuts its key interest rate to 2.75% as tariffs roil economy
- The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to 2.75% as it warns trade uncertainty is already hurting the Canadian economy.
- Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says in prepared remarks that trade uncertainty was already causing harm to the economy before tariffs were imposed last week.
- Macklem says the central bank will proceed carefully with further changes to interest rates as it weighs the impact of tariffs on inflation and growth.
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Bank of Canada Slashes Interest Rates as Trade War Wreaks Havoc
Dan Knght With businesses cutting jobs, inflation rising, and consumer confidence collapsing, the BoC scrambles to contain the damage The Bank of Canada just cut interest rates again, this time by 25 basis points, bringing the rate down to 2.75%. On the surface, that might sound like good news—lower rates usually mean cheaper borrowing, easier access to credit, and in theory, more money flowing into the economy. But let’s be clear about what’s a…
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