Negative 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.
Day of the central bankers, and a dust-up in the tech worldApril 15: Prepare yourself for monetary policy meetings in Canada and Europe, and the European Commission gets tough on Google
Fed watching and oil’s relentless slideMarch 18: The U.S. interest rate announcement is today, as oil slips south of $43 and protestors flock to the ECB
The Morning Playbook: Monday’s business newsMarch 9: A flurry of hype before Apple’s timely announcement. Plus, Greece, a Loblaw expansion, and the life and times of a Pigeon King
The ECB has pulled the trigger, but will the bazooka blow?Jan. 25: The first weekend playbook, and the big question this week: now that the eurozone has committed to quantitative easing, will it work?
The Canadian-European central bank double billJan. 22: A Bank of Canada rate-cut, plus, a massive quantitative easing program for the eurozone
Are you smarter than a central banker?An ECB-created iPhone app lets users try their hand at managing the money supply