Free 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
Stephen Poloz
Stephen Poloz explains what Justin Trudeau is up against
Ottawa 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
For the record: What Stephen Poloz said today about the economy
’The forces that have been set in motion simply must work themselves out’
The days of easy money in the housing market are over
If you recently bought into the housing market in Toronto or Vancouver solely to make a quick financial gain, you probably just made a mistake
What exactly are negative interest rates anyway?
Economist Paul Beaudry explains the new thinking around negative interest rates and how they would impact consumers were they implemented in Canada
For the record, Stephen Poloz: ’It’s prudent to be prepared’
What the governor of the Bank of Canada told the Empire Club of Canada today
Why the Bank of Canada and the U.S. Fed are parting ways
Janet Yellen says she will raise the U.S. benchmark interest rate at last, while the Bank of Canada stays low for longer
A world of economic hurt awaits Canada’s next government
The storm clouds gathering over the global economy will make it hard for the next government to deliver on its promises
Stephen Poloz sells international bankers on best-case scenarios
’Uncertainty is two-sided,’ the governor of the Bank of Canada told reporters after highlighting ’upside risks’ in Lima, Peru
Stephen Poloz: ’We’ve adjusted to rising prices; we can adjust to falling ones’
For the record: Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz on riding the commodity cycle