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2024-10-18 Friday
  • 23:09:13

    Microsoft (MSFT.O) has a total market value of US$3 trillion, becoming the second company to enter the "$3 trillion market value club".

  • 23:03:53

    Spot gold fell back below $2020 per ounce, down 0.48% on the day.

  • 23:01:13

    The International Energy Agency (IEA): It will announce its first oil demand forecast for 2025 in its monthly oil report, which will be announced in April.

  • 22:58:56

    The U.S. dollar against the Canadian dollar USD/CAD rose nearly 40 points after the interest rate decision was announced, reaching a maximum of 1.3474.

  • 22:54:59

    Canadian money markets estimate that the Bank of Canada has a 40% chance of cutting interest rates before April, down from 65% before the interest rate decision.

  • 22:51:27

    Bank of Canada: Inflation forecast is 3.9% in 2023 (3.9% in October), 2.8% in 2024 (3.0% in October), and 2.2% in 2025 (2.2% in October).

  • 22:50:18

    Bank of Canada: Consumer price index is expected to fall to 2.5% by the end of 2024 and reach 2% in 2025.

  • 22:50:13

    Bank of Canada Governor Macklem: Global growth has slowed, but not as severely as we expected.

  • 22:50:09

    Bank of Canada Governor Macklem: Unanimous decision to maintain policy interest rate at 5%.

  • 22:50:06

    The initial value of the U.S. manufacturing PMI in January was 50.3, a 15-month high; the manufacturing output index was 48.7, a 2-month high; the services PMI initial value was 52.9, a 7-month high; the composite PMI The preliminary value was recorded at 52.3, a seven-month high.

  • 22:50:02

    Bank of Canada Governor Macklem: The push and pull effect of inflation means further declines are likely to be gradual and uneven, the path back to the 2% target will be slow, and risks remain.

  • 22:49:45

    Bank of Canada Governor Macklem: If the economy develops broadly in line with our latest forecast, we expect future discussions to focus on the length of time we will keep interest rates at 5%.

  • 22:49:36

    Bank of Canada Governor MacCallum: We need to give higher interest rates enough time to take effect.

  • 22:49:30

    Bank of Canada Governor Macklem: This does not mean that we rule out the possibility of further raising policy rates; if new developments push up inflation, we may still need to raise interest rates.

  • 22:49:14

    Bank of Canada: Inflation remains too high, with housing and food price inflation continuing to strengthen.

  • 22:49:09

    Bank of Canada: CPI is expected to remain close to 3% in the first half of 2024.

  • 22:49:04

    Bank of Canada: There is still considerable uncertainty about the economic outlook; overall, risks to the outlook are balanced.

  • 22:48:56

    Bank of Canada: The output gap in the fourth quarter of 2023 is estimated to be between -0.25% and -1.25%; from 2023 to 2025, potential output is expected to grow by an average of about 2%.

  • 22:48:35

    Bank of Canada: The Canadian economy is expected to grow by 1.0% in 2023 (1.2% in October), 0.8% in 2024 (0.9% in October), and 2.4% in 2025 (2.5% in October).

  • 22:48:02

    Bank of Canada: If wages continue to grow in the 4-5% range and productivity growth remains weak, inflationary pressures may increase,

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