Poilievre says he would remove Bank of Canada Governor
Politics Insider for May 12: A roundup of the CPC debate; an Ontario Liberal candidate is fired over homophobic comments
Canada’s not for sale. Maclean’s is.
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Bank of Canada makes its biggest key interest rate hike in 20 years
Politics Insider for April 14: The BoC’s big rate hike; Pierre Poilievre’s big rallies; and some tough housing questions
Stephen Poloz on taming the housing market and the dangers of a trade war
The Bank of Canada governor talks to Paul Wells about the state of the economy and how central bankers work in the age of Trump
A fond farewell to Canada’s little-known $25 bill
What could you have bought with that money in 1935? A lot, it turns out. Six decades later, you’d be down to a near-obsolete flip phone
Even as Canada’s economy booms, prices are barely rising
Econ-o-metric: Inflation is slowly rising, but probably not enough for the Bank of Canada to hike interest rates again. The bank’s message: be patient
Why Canadians shouldn’t worry about inflation—yet
Econ-o-metric: As a hot Canadian economy still shows signs of vulnerability, don’t expect interest rates to rise in the near future
The Bank of Canada’s anxiety over Trump and trade point to a pause for rates
Econo-metrics: If not for the NAFTA talks, the Bank of Canada would be feeling much better about the economy
Canada’s job market still shows weakness below the surface
Econo-metrics: Wage growth may finally be improving, but the Bank of Canada will need to see a lot more of that before it raises rates again
That was probably it for interest rate hikes in Canada for a while
For all the complaints that Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz has a communication problem, the Bank sent clear signals that it will probably take a break from raising rates
Why a September interest rate hike makes sense
If the Bank of Canada’s decisions on rate increases are truly data dependent, Canadians should prepare for another this week