Chris Ragan on Bank of Canada expected to raise interest rates | Toronto Star

Published: 6 September 2022

September 2, 2022 | In response to the possibility of the Bank of Canada raising interest rates next week, Director Christopher Ragan said the central bank is best-suited to take on the...

Interest rates - Bank of Canada meeting (July 12, 2017)

Published: 11 July 2017

“For months the consensus has been that interest rates in Canada would remain stable right into 2018. Now Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz and his colleagues are dropping broad hints that the...

US Interest Rates

Published: 16 December 2015

The U.S. central bank began raising interest rates Dec. 16 from record lows, as it hiked its benchmark rate by a quarter of a percentage point. (Source: CBC)...

Japan adopts negative interest rate

Published: 29 January 2016

"In a surprise move, the Bank of Japan has introduced a negative interest rate. The benchmark rate of -0.1% means that commercial banks will be charged by the central bank for some deposits." ...

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