Bank of Canada | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/bank-of-canada/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:09:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 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/tag/bank-of-canada/ 32 32 Canadian, U.S. stock markets fall amid central bank rate decisions https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/canadian-u-s-stock-markets-fall-amid-central-bank-rate-decisions/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:09:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=534234 The Middle East war has made it difficult for anyone to make economic forecasts

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]]> Text of the Bank of Canada’s latest interest rate decision https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/text-of-the-bank-of-canadas-latest-interest-rate-decision-5/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:28:49 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=534144 The central bank held its policy interest rate at 2.25% on Wednesday

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]]> Bank of Canada holds key rate steady as Middle East war clouds outlook https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/bank-of-canada-holds-key-rate-steady-as-middle-east-war-clouds-outlook/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:04:55 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=534110 It’s too soon to say what impact the Iran war will have on Canada’s economy: Macklem

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]]> Markets edge higher ahead of interest rate decisions from BoC and Fed https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/markets-edge-higher-ahead-of-interest-rate-decisions-from-boc-and-fed/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:57:52 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=534097 Investors will be parsing central bank comments for clues

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]]> Annual inflation cools to 1.8% in February https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/annual-inflation-cools-to-1-8-in-february/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:22:48 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=533856 Economists expect oil shock will fuel higher inflation in months ahead

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]]> CIRO approves TD, RBC for tokenized bonds experiment https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/ciro-approves-td-rbc-for-tokenized-bonds-experiment/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:03:47 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=533438 Test will use BoC-issued wholesale digital dollars

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]]> Big banks’ blockchain test a mixed bag https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/big-banks-blockchain-test-a-mixed-bag/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:01:27 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=533247 Project reveals how potential gains are offset by added risks, costs

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]]> Financially illiterate, or maybe just bored https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/financially-illiterate-or-maybe-just-bored/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:34:07 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=533170 Literacy test performance is impacted by question placement, research finds

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]]> Inflation ticks down to 2.3% in January amid lower gas prices https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/inflation-ticks-down-to-2-3-in-january-amid-lower-gas-prices/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:21:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531849 Shelter, grocery prices rose at a slower pace: Statistics Canada

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]]> Path for interest rates hard to predict with increased risks to outlook: BoC https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/path-for-interest-rates-hard-to-predict-with-increased-risks-to-outlook-boc/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:56:31 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531555 The central bank's next scheduled rate decision is set for March 18

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