07/12/2023
π£ The move was expected by economists after Statistics Canada released its June labour force survey last week showing that Canada added 60,000 jobs last month β further contributing to an overheated economy.
Some of the country's biggest lenders, including the Royal Bank of Canada, CIBC, Bank of Montreal and TD Bank, have already announced that they will match their increase effective Thursday to align with that of the central bank's.
The effects of interest rate hikes can sometimes take a year or a year-and-a-half to play out in the economy.