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Bank of Canada reduces policy rate by 25 basis points to 4½%
The Bank of Canada today reduced its target for the overnight rate to 4½%, with the Bank Rate at 4¾% and the deposit rate at 4½%. The Bank is continuing its policy of balance sheet normalization.Monetary Policy Report – July 2024
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Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada
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Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada
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Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement
Governor Tiff Macklem discusses the Monetary Policy Report and the key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision.
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Press Conference: Monetary Policy Report – July 2024
Release of the Monetary Policy Report – Press conference by Governor Tiff Macklem and Carolyn Rogers, Senior Deputy Governor (10:30 (ET) approx.).
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