Canada becomes first G7 central bank to cut interest rates this cycle

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Canada’s central bank has cut its main interest rate, making it the first G7 nation to loosen monetary policy in the current cycle.

The Bank of Canada lowered its policy rate to 4.75 per cent on Wednesday, having held it at 5 per cent since July last year. Traders on Tuesday had placed the probability of a June rate…