Economic analysisPoloz takes on the ’cavalier’ critics of fiscal stimulusBank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz comes to the defence of deficit spending and its effect on growth
Economic analysisWhat does the Bank of Canada really think drove oil prices?While the Bank of Canada has generally said fundamentals drove the oil boom, there have been hints it saw other factors at play
OttawaWhy Harriet Brooks fits the billA pioneering physicist, Brooks wrote that a woman ’has the right to the practice of her profession’
Economic analysisWhy negative interest rates won’t workBank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz is a big fan of metaphors, so here are a few to explain why negative interest rates are a bad idea for Canada
MoneyNegative interest rates? That’s a negative.Interest rates in Japan and Europe are now less than zero. That’s not a disaster—but it could lead to one.
Economic analysisLike everyone else, the Bank of Canada awaits the first Trudeau budgetThe Bank offered a rare acknowledgement that a prospective spending push on infrastructure influenced its call
Economic analysisA year after Poloz’s surprise interest rate cut, what’s changed?Here are how some key measures of Canada’s economy changed since Stephen Poloz’s first interest rate cut in 2015, all in one handy chart.
Economic analysisFree money? Watch what you wish for.Jason Kirby examines the true impact of Stephen Poloz’s surprise 2015 plan to cut the bank’s key overnight rate, one year ago this month
OttawaStephen Poloz explains what Justin Trudeau is up againstOttawa is buoyed by a frantic energy. But the Bank of Canada governor warns that there’s no easy policy fix for the economy—it needs to work itself out
Economic analysisFor the record: What Stephen Poloz said today about the economy’The forces that have been set in motion simply must work themselves out’