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Bank of Canada expects to end quantitative tightening in first half of 2025

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Bank of Canada deputy governor Toni Gravelle expects to end quantitative tightening during the first half of this year .

Settlement balances, also known as central bank reserves, peaked at $395 billion during the pandemic.

Reserve balances currently sit at $130 billion .

Most of the central bank’s asset purchases are comprised of Canadian bonds, with a large portion of those bonds set to mature.

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