
Poilievre’s populism sees him vow to audit the Bank of Canada, ban digital currency
Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre is vowing to subject the Bank of Canada to the scrutiny of the federal auditor general and bar the use

Poilievre’s populism sees him vow to audit the Bank of Canada, ban digital currency
Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre is vowing to subject the Bank of Canada to the scrutiny of the federal auditor general and bar the use

Key interest rate could soon go up another half percentage point, central bank says
The governor of the Bank of Canada is signalling Canada’s key interest rate could go up another half percentage point in June to help wrestle

Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says he won’t ‘rule anything out’ on rates
He wouldn’t rule out pushing rates beyond 50 basis points all in one sitting, after moving to lift rates by that amount to one per

‘I’m losing sales’: As Ottawa’s inflation rate soars, businesses are feeling the pinch
Capital’s annual rate of inflation hit 7.5 per cent in March, Statistics Canada said Wednesday, and local entrepreneurs say it’s getting harder and harder to

UPDATED: Bank of Canada raises key rate half a point to 1% and warns of further hikes to come
The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by the highest amount in more than 20 years and warned more rate hikes are

Canadians with mortgages brace for big Bank of Canada rate hike
The Bank of Canada is gearing up to announce its next move on interest rates this Wednesday, with Bay Street forecasters expecting a 50 basis-point

Businesses brace for high inflation to stick around over next two years: BoC survey
Bank’s latest Business Outlook Survey found that more than two-thirds of businesses anticipate inflation will be above three per cent, on average, over the next

Statistics Canada says economy grew 0.2 per cent in January
Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product grew 0.2 per cent in January, a month marked by restrictions due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.

Canadians cutting back spending on groceries, restaurants as inflation rises: poll
A new poll suggests Canadians are looking for ways to cut back on spending as their concerns about the cost of living rise alongside headline

Business prof predicts surge in bankruptcies as soaring inflation spurs rate hikes
A prominent Ottawa business expert is predicting a wave of bankruptcies in the coming months as Canada’s central bank raises its benchmark interest rate in
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