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Agri-Food Sector Report: Canadian Market Focus

Read our latest sector report highlighting the Agri-Food industry within the context of the Canadian market.

Another Progressive Leader Falls - Canada's Trudeau Resigns

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has resigned from his position as head of the ruling Liberal Party, but will remain in his post as Prime Minister until the party can pick a new leader.

2024 Canadian Outlook

The Bank of Canada (BoC) drove interest rates up to multi-decade highs in 2022 and 2023, raising the overnight rate a total of 4.75% to 5.0% in the course of a year and a half. By comparison, the previous fastest hiking cycle started in 1997 and rose a mere 2.5% over the same amount of time.

The Bank of Canada is the first to cut

The Bank of Canada (BoC) became the first bank in the G7 to cut interest rates, dropping the overnight rate by 0.25%.

Bank of Canada on a Tear, Cuts 50 bps

The Bank of Canada cut the overnight policy rate by 50 basis points to 3.75%. It was the fourth cut in four meetings starting in June, for a total of 125 bps.

Canada’s Insolvency Risk Rises: Tariffs Could Lead to +1,900 Additional Cases by 2027

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has resigned from his position as head of the ruling Liberal Party, but will remain in his post as Prime Minister until the party can pick a new leader.