COVID-19: Monetary policy

• July 14, 2021

  Bank of Canada maintains policy rate and forward guidance, adjusts quantitative easing program

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of ¼ percent, with the Bank Rate at ½ percent and the deposit rate at ¼ percent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• July 14, 2021

  Monetary Policy Report – July 2021

  

  As the economy reopens after the third wave of COVID-19, growth should rebound strongly. The Bank is forecasting growth of about 6 percent this year, slowing to about 4 ½ percent in 2022 and 3 ¼ percent in 2023.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report