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The Bank of Canada will make its final rate increase in October after a pause next week, says Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

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[–] twistedtxb@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (16 children)

Why the fuck another hike? The country's economy had a net regression for the first time in years. Houses, food and rents prices are unhinged. Another hike won't do anything to help this.

[–] frostbiker@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 years ago (15 children)

Houses, food and rents prices are unhinged.

Higher interest rates lower inflation. That is why the BOC has been rising them

The country’s economy had a net regression for the first time in years

The main goal of central banks is keeping inflation around 2% per year, even if that causes a recession.

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