Bank of Canada – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:18:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Bank of Canada – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Bank of Canada should go it alone on rates: RBC https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/bank-of-canada-should-go-it-alone-on-rates-rbc/ Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:18:47 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=484696 A weaker loonie won't necessarily stoke inflation, report says

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]]> New one-month T-bill launches in May https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/new-one-month-t-bill-launches-in-may/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:53:56 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=484191 New instrument aims to fill a void created as CDOR is retired

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]]> Labour market holding up, for now https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/labour-market-holding-up-for-now/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:29:36 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=482917 Payrolls, weekly earnings, labour demand rose in January, StatsCan reports

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]]> Economic questions loom as demographics shift https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/economic-questions-loom-as-demographics-shift/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:58:21 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=482815 Curbing temporary workers to ease pressure on housing will hurt growth

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]]> Need to improve Canadian productivity has reached emergency level: BoC https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/need-to-improve-canadian-productivity-has-reached-emergency-level-boc/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:28:04 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=482730 Canada needs to focus on appropriate training and education, says senior deputy governor

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]]> BoC expects quantitative tightening to end in 2025, deputy governor says https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/boc-expects-quantitative-tightening-to-end-in-2025-deputy-governor-says/ Thu, 21 Mar 2024 18:55:31 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=482497 Deputy governor Toni Gravelle gave a speech Thursday on the central bank's balance sheet plans

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]]> BoC needs to narrow inflation metrics: TD https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/boc-needs-to-narrow-inflation-metrics-td/ Tue, 20 Feb 2024 20:16:06 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=480741 Shelter costs skewing economic picture, impairing monetary policy

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]]> Cap on student visas should mitigate soaring rents, Macklem says, but economists are skeptical https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/cap-on-student-visas-should-mitigate-soaring-rents-macklem-says-but-economists-are-skeptical/ Fri, 26 Jan 2024 17:21:23 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=479340 Average asking rent for December in Canada jumped to a record high of $2,178 per month

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]]> Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 5% https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/bank-of-canada-holds-key-interest-rate-at-5-2/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:37:56 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=479195 The central bank is still open to more rate hikes if inflation doesn’t co-operate

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]]> Canada facing recession, but it’s not the end of the world: Desjardins https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canada-facing-recession-but-its-not-the-end-of-the-world-desjardins/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 20:41:26 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=479062 Lagging effect of higher rates likely to bite this year, report says

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