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Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement December 2010

As expected, the Bank of Canada has announced that they will be holding the key overnight lending rate at 1.00%

The rate is expected to remain at this level for some time due to worse than expected economic conditions.

The Bank of Canada said the economic recovery slowdown is due to disappointing productivity gains and the strong loonie, which makes Canadian goods more expensive in foreign markets.

“This underlines a previously identified risk that a combination of disappointing productivity performance and persistent strength in the Canadian dollar could dampen the expected recovery of net exports,” the central bank said in a release.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2010/12/07/money-boc-rates.html#ixzz17RMNOgDS

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Posted by Prime Rate Guy - December 7, 2010 at 10:32 am

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Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement October 19, 2010

The Bank of Canada has decided to leave the key overnight interest rates at the level set back in September, 1%. This is after 3 interest rate hikes in a row this year.

This is attributed to a cooling off of economic growth seen earlier this year. The fact that the U.S. economy is not yet showing signs of recovery may also be a factor in the interest rate decision.

Mortgage rates are not expected to change as a result of today’s announcement. There are still some great mortgage rates available through the updated ad on the right. A 5 year closed mortgage is offered at 3.45%. Try to get that at your bank.

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Posted by Prime Rate Guy - October 19, 2010 at 9:02 am

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Bank of Canada Prime Rate Update September 8, 2010

The Bank of Canada has announced that it is raising the the key interest rate, the rate at which banks borrow and lend amongst themselves, by 0.25% to 1.00%.

According to analysts, this may be the last interest rate hike until 2011. If you need to lock-in the best rate possible for either a new mortgage or a renewal, please CLICK HERE now to compare Canadian mortgage rates from banks and the top brokers.

“Bank Governor Mark Carney has long signaled the need to hike national borrowing costs in order to rein in economic activity and reduce inflationary pressures. But now, economists believe the central bank will hold rates steady at one per cent after Wednesday’s boost. TD is forecasting the bank’s rate at one per cent until at least the second quarter of 2011. The Bank of Montreal figures Canada’s one per cent interest to last even longer, until the July-to-September period in 2011.”

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2010/09/07/bank-of-canada-rate-lookahead.html#ixzz0yrk8VDu4

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Posted by Prime Rate Guy - September 8, 2010 at 9:09 am

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Bank of Canada likely to raise prime rate Tuesday

According to a poll last week by Reuters, the Bank of Canada is likely to raise its overnight interest rate Tuesday by 0.25%. This will bring the Canada prime rate up to 0.75%.

Check back here tomorrow morning to get the latest interest rate increase news.

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Posted by Prime Rate Guy - July 18, 2010 at 3:21 pm

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Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement June 1

The Bank of Canada has announced an increase of 0.25% in the Canada prime rate. The new interest rate is now 0.50%

This increase was widely anticipated and is the first interest rate increase in 3 years. Balancing growth and the possibility of inflation were two major factors to consider.

We’ ll follow up later today with any changes to mortgage rates from the TD, RBC and BMO.

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Posted by Prime Rate Guy - June 1, 2010 at 1:05 pm

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Bank of Canada Prime Rate Announcement Expected Shortly

The Bank of Canada will make an interest rate announcement in 20 minutes. After yesterday’s release of Gross domestic product growth that hasn’t been seen since 1999, it’s widely expected the prime rate will increase by 0.25%.

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