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The Bank of Canada increased the overnight policy rate by 25 basis points this morning to 5.0%, its highest level since March 2001. Never...

Canada's new tax-free first-home savings account

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All eyes will be on the Federal Reserve tomorrow when they decide whether to hold rates steady because of the banking crisis or raise the...

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As expected, the central bank held the overnight rate at 4.5%, ending, for now, the eight consecutive rate increases over the past year....