Bank of Canada Likely to Mirror 0.75% Fed Hike Next Month: Economists

Bank of Canada Likely to Mirror 0.75% Fed Hike Next Month: Economists
Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem speaks at a press conference in Ottawa on June 9, 2022. The Canadian Press/ Patrick Doyle
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The Federal Reserve raising its key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point—its largest hike since 1994—increases the odds of the Bank of Canada following suit next month, economists say.

The U.S. bank authority announced the Wednesday move will shift the country’s benchmark rate to a range between 1.5 percent and 1.75 percent as it tries to tame soaring inflation.