The Bank of Canada decided to keep its benchmark interest rate steady at five per cent.
The move was widely expected, as after raising its trendsetting rate 10 times since early 2022 to slow down runaway inflation, the bank has been signalling recently that it thinks it may be nearing the end of that hiking cycle.
The bank’s rate influences the rate that Canadians get on things like variable-rate loans and some savings accounts.
The bank raised the rate to its current level in July, but has stood still ever since, as the Canadian economy shows signs of cooling.
“The slowdown in the economy is
