Category: Economy

The Bank of Canada held at 2.25% on March 18, caught between a weakening economy and an oil-driven inflation surge. The April 29 decision, with…

For the first time this cycle, futures markets assign better-than-even odds to a Federal Reserve rate hike by year-end 2026. The shift reflects four weeks…

The Bank of Canada held at 2.25% on March 18, but the war has since hardened the dilemma it faces. Oil above $100 is pushing…

The Bank of Canada held rates at 2.25% last week, caught between a job market that lost 84,000 positions in February and an oil-driven inflation…

The Bank of Canada held at 2.25% last week with Governor Macklem openly naming the central bank’s dilemma: a slowing economy and rising oil-driven inflation…

The Bank of Canada held at 2.25% last week as the Iran war pushed oil to near $100 and inflation warnings multiplied. Governor Macklem acknowledged…

The Bank of Canada held at 2.25% Wednesday as oil-driven inflation collides with a weakening labour market. Governor Macklem signalled rates could move in either…

Both central banks held rates Wednesday. The Bank of Canada’s Tiff Macklem explicitly named the stagflation trap: raising rates could crush the economy, cutting could…

The Bank of Canada announced this morning it is holding its policy rate at 2.25% — but with Brent crude above $100 and the Fed…

The FOMC begins its two-day March meeting today with a rate hold nearly certain. The real story is tomorrow’s dot plot — which will reveal…