Bank of Canada keeps key interest rate target on hold, but warns of looming hikes
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is keeping its key interest rate target on hold at 0.25 per cent, but warning it won’t stay there for much longer.
The trendsetting rate has been at its rock-bottom level since March 2020 during the first have of the COVID-19 pandemic as the economy went into a downturn and three million jobs were lost.
The central bank today says the rebound since then and especially over the last few months has been stronger than it anticipated.
In a statement, the bank’s senior decision-makers say the economy is running at capacity, including a labour market that is by most standards back at pre-pandemic levels.