Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 3.75%

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The Bank of Canada has lowered its key interest rate to 3.75 with a 50 basis-point cut, twice the size of the previous cut.

Wednesday’s 50 basis-point cut is twice the size of previous cut

Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem addresses a news conference in Ottawa on Sept. 4. The Bank of Canada has lowered its key interest rate to 3.75 with a .50 basis-point cut. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)

The Bank of Canada has lowered its key interest rate to 3.75 with a 50 basis-point cut, twice the size of the previous cut.

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