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2024-10-24

[News] Bank of Canada Slashes Rates by 50 Basis Points to Boost Economic Growth and Maintain Inflation Stability

The Bank of Canada announced a 50 basis point rate cut to 3.75% on October 23, in line with market expectations, marking the largest rate reduction since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Read more at Datatrack Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem stated that price pressures are ...

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2024-10-21

[News] Key Focus This Week: China LPR & Canada Monetary Policy on Rate Cut

Last week, following TSMC's release of better-than-expected third-quarter earnings, the U.S. S&P 500 index hit a new record high. In the bond market, U.S. Treasury yields remained largely unchanged, with the 10-year minus 2-year yield spread holding at 13 bps. Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar index co...

2024-09-16

[News] China Urges EV Manufacturers to Keep Key Technologies from Leaving the Country

According to a Bloomberg report on September 12, the Chinese government is encouraging local carmakers to export knock-down kits to their overseas factories, where key car components are produced in China and then shipped to the destination markets for final assembly. This strategy aims to avoid pun...

2024-09-09

[News] Key Economic Indicators to Watch in the Week ahead: China, US CPI and More

Last week, a series of U.S. employment data fueled concerns about a potential economic recession, causing the S&P 500 to drop 4.2%, marking its worst weekly performance since January 2022. U.S. 2-year and 10-year Treasury yields fell, reflecting market expectations of a more aggressive rate cut ...

2024-09-05

[News] Bank of Canada Cuts Rates Again, Indicating a Larger Cut Possible if Economic Condition Worsens

The Bank of Canada (BoC) announced a 25 basis point rate cut on September 4, in line with market expectations, marking the BoC's third consecutive rate cut since June. The BoC noted that CPI growth across its components has returned to historical range, with core inflation  nearing the target rang...

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