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interest rate to 4.75 per cent

Bank of Canada ends pause on hikes, raises policy rate by 25 basis points

    The Bank of Canada ended its interest rate pause on Wednesday as it looks to stamp out inflation and cool the country’s red-hot economy. The central bank raised its benchmark interest rate to 4.75 per cent, an increase of a quarter-percentage point in its first hike since January. […]