Trudeau Government Has Likely Blown Fiscal Anchor, Watchdog Says
Canada’s budgetary watchdog says Justin Trudeau’s government has likely blown past a self-imposed fiscal guardrail, and is warning about the...
Erik Hertzberg
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Bank of Canada Warns of ‘Tinkering’ With Mortgage Rules
The Bank of Canada’s second in command cautioned against “tinkering too much with the mortgage market” to fix housing affordability...
Bank of Canada in Position to Accelerate Rate Cuts: Decision Guide
The Bank of Canada is likely to make a jumbo cut to interest rates, acknowledging that borrowing costs should fall...
Former Bank of Canada Official Sees Jumbo Rate Cut in October
An ex-member of the Bank of Canada’s governing body said officials should cut borrowing costs by half a percentage point...
Poloz Hears Proposals for New Fund to Pull Canada’s Pension Managers Back Home
Former Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz is examining a list of ideas to get the country’s pension funds to...
Canada Yield Curve Disinverts With Fed and Macklem Eyeing Cuts
Canada’s benchmark two-year yield briefly dropped below the 10-year for the first time in more than two years, as traders...
Bank of Canada Seen Cutting Rates Deeper, Faster Over Next Year
Economists see the Bank of Canada cutting interest rates for a third consecutive meeting next week, continuing what’s anticipated to...
Trudeau's Tax Hikes Risk Worsening Canada's Struggle for Capital
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has turned to raising taxes on businesses to help fund Canada’s budget, adding headwinds to...
CIBC says Bank of Canada must end or fix quantitative tightening
The Bank of Canada needs to wrap up its quantitative tightening program or fix distortions in short-term funding markets that...
Tory leader widens gap over Trudeau on economy in Canada poll
The leader of Canada’s Conservative Party has opened up a bigger lead among voters on the question of who would...
Bank of Canada to Explain Its Pandemic Actions as Political Tides Shift
The Bank of Canada is doing a formal review of its pandemic-era policies, when it bought hundreds of billions in...
Bank of Canada Defends Bond Buying, Guidance During Pandemic
A Bank of Canada official defended the use of quantitative easing and extraordinary forward guidance during the pandemic, pushing back...
Trudeau's spring budget has Canadian firms worried about new taxes
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s upcoming budget has some in Canada’s business community concerned there will be tax increases to offset...
Immigration surprises are making the Bank of Canada's job harder
Record-breaking immigration is muddying the economic picture for the Bank of Canada, distorting key statistics and making its battle against...