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Written by: Xu Anan
2020-03-05 00:18
Last updated: 2020-03-05 00:18The Bank of Canada announced a 50-pip interest rate cut to 1.25%. This is after the US Federal Reserve announced a rate cut a day ago, and then the National Bank of Canada has cut interest rates in response to 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19, commonly known as Wuhan Pneumonia). The Bank of Canada said this was in response to a "significant negative impact" of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.