Bank of Canada

Even though core inflation is weak, the Bank of Canada believes faster consumer price increases are on the way, but there are serious risks if that forecast is wrong

Econ-o-metric: Inflation isn’t an issue for most of us, so the Bank of Canada won’t rush to raise interest rates

For the first time since oil prices crashed, strong job growth has the Bank of Canada worried about inflation, meaning higher interest rates are coming

The Bank of Canada says we won’t have a U.S.-style housing crash, but we resemble pre-crisis America in other dangerous ways

The Bank sees no financial crisis in the country’s immediate future, but warns a downturn in Toronto and Vancouver house prices would depress Canada’s overall growth

If American households ruined by the housing crash would have received as much attention as Wall Street, the world would be a different place today

Stephen Poloz is still concerned about trade and housing, but the era of low-for-longer interest rates is nearing its end

People are exuberant about the economy, even though the hard data is starting to signal otherwise. That’s making the Bank of Canada’s job very difficult

Canada needs an independent body with the power to respond to financial threats, but politics keeps getting in the way

The Bank of Canada now sees Canada’s economy returning to its full potential earlier than it expected just months ago, but risks remain