Bank of Canada cuts key rate by 50 basis points in oversized step
The Bank of Canada delivered an oversized interest rate cut of half a percentage point on Wednesday, picking up the...
Craig Lord
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Jobless rate drops to 6.5% in September. What that means for rate cut hopes
The Canadian economy added some 47,000 jobs in September, enough to lower the unemployment rate for the first time since...
Inflation cools sharply to 2% in August, hitting Bank of Canada’s target
Annual inflation cooled sharply to two per cent in August, according to Statistics Canada, marking a major milestone in the...
Ottawa to expand 30-year amortizations, raise insured mortgage cap
The Liberal government on Monday announced proposed changes to the Canadian mortgage market, expanding the availability of 30-year amortizations and...
Canada’s unemployment rate hits 7-year high in August
Canada’s unemployment rate ticked higher again in August as the labour market continues to cool. Statistics Canada said Friday that...
Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 4.25%
The Bank of Canada delivered its third consecutive interest rate cut on Wednesday as inflation continues to cool and concerns...
Inflation cools to 2.5% in July, slowest pace in more than 3 years
The annual rate of inflation cooled to 2.5 per cent in July, Statistics Canada said Tuesday, the slowest pace for...
Unemployment rate holds at 6.4% in July as jobs market ‘little changed’
Canada’s unemployment rate held firm at 6.4 per cent in July amid a relatively steady month in the labour market...
Who is Mark Carney, and why is Justin Trudeau courting him?
The name on the lips of politicos, reporters and Liberal insiders in Ottawa over the past few weeks does not...
More spending sees Canada’s economy grow 1.7% in 1st quarter of 2024
The Canadian economy managed to keep growing in the first quarter, but at a slower pace than first expected, Statistics...
Canada’s inflation rate cools to 2.7% as grocery prices ease further
The annual inflation rate slowed to 2.7 per cent in April, Statistics Canada said Tuesday, as cooling grocery price pressures...
Inflation slowed sharply to 2.9% in January as gas prices fell
The annual rate of inflation in Canada eased half a percentage point in January thanks largely to lower gas prices...
Canada’s economy picked up steam heading into the end of 2023
Canada’s economy snapped a streak of flat growth in November and showed signs of gaining steam heading into the end...
‘The world is being rewired’ and will see more supply shocks, Mark Carney says
Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney issued a warning at the World Economic Forum that global supply shocks are...
‘Unsettling news’: What inflation’s uptick means for the Bank of Canada
Statistics Canada says the annual rate of inflation accelerated to 3.4 per cent in December, thanks to gas prices and...
Ottawa bans China’s WeChat, Russian-made app suite from government devices
Chinese messaging application WeChat and the Russian-made Kaspersky suite of apps will be banned from government-issued phones starting Monday. Treasury...
Inflation ticks down to 3.8% in September as grocery prices ease
Inflation cooled to 3.8 per cent nationally last month, Statistics Canada said Tuesday, down from 4.0 per cent in August...