At the end of October, the Bank of Canada announced that it would be leaving the overnight rate unchanged, which means that the Prime rate will remain at 2.45 per cent. They suggested that this low rate environment will continue through until 2023, with the pandemic and resulting low inflation and GDP, as well as low oil prices being a key driver of this decision.
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