Debt loads and soaring house prices a growing concern: Bank of Canada
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
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Stephen Poloz
The Bank of Canada interest rate decision shows Sunny Stephen is back
Stephen Poloz is still concerned about trade and housing, but the era of low-for-longer interest rates is nearing its end
The Canadian dollar has taken a beating, and with good reason
Currency speculators see a lot they don’t like about Canada’s economy, from trade to real estate. Their negativity might be overdone, but not by much.
Making sense of the economy’s mixed signals
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
The good news (and bad) about Canada’s economy
With GDP and employment up, the present looks great. The future? Not so much.
Stephen Poloz’s journey from sunny to sour to so-so
The Bank of Canada now sees Canada’s economy returning to its full potential earlier than it expected just months ago, but risks remain
Pressure is growing for the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz insists the economy is weaker than it appears, but that argument is now in trouble
5 signs Canada is in the grips of real estate mania
Canada, we have a problem
Stephen Poloz on the economy: ’It’s not time to call out the band’
The Bank of Canada governor might praise the federal government’s fiscal stimulus, but he doesn’t necessarily share its optimism about the recovery
The 200-year old story behind Stephen Poloz’s signature on your money
The Bank of Canada governor explains why he signed his name on Canadian currency the way he did