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Interest rates hold steady again, Bank of Canada considers June cut

Central bank kept key interest rate at 5%m says it has begun to see conditions for a reduction
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Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem holds a press conference at the Bank of Canada in Ottawa on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

The Bank of Canada is keeping the door open to an interest rate cut in June even as it emphasized that it won’t be rushed into it if inflation shoots back up.

“Yes, it’s within the realm of possibilities,” governor Tiff Macklem said in response to a question about the possibility of a rate cut at its June 5 announcement.

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