What economists are saying about Bank of Canada’s steep rate increase

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[By Bianca Bharti, Financial Post] The Bank of Canada delivered a steep hike of the overnight interest rate on July 13 as it wrestles to get decades-high inflation under control. Governor Tiff Macklem and his deputies raised the policy rate by a full percentage point, bringing the interest rate up from 1.5 per cent to … Read more