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Bank of Canada Set to Announce Interest Rate Decision Amid Economic Uncertainty
BY Connect Newsroom, Apr 14, 2025 5:22 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
Financial markets and analysts remain divided on the likely outcome. Some expect the bank to cut interest rates by another 0.25 percentage points on April 16, which would bring its key policy rate down to 2.5%.
Canada's central bank is set to announce its interest rate decision on Wednesday. The Bank of Canada's meeting comes at a time when the federal election and economic uncertainty exacerbated by U.S. President Donald Trump's shifting tariff policies, have made it difficult to forecast the economic outlook.
Financial markets and analysts remain divided on the likely outcome. Some expect the bank to cut interest rates by another 0.25 percentage points on April 16, which would bring its key policy rate down to 2.5%. However, others believe that after seven consecutive rate cuts, the Bank of Canada may choose to pause further reductions.
In a speech last month, Governor Tiff Macklem indicated that due to the unpredictability caused by Trump's evolving tariff stance, the Bank of Canada might hold off on publishing economic forecasts a step it previously took during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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