Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland this week stressed fiscal restraint so as not to work against efforts to tame inflation
Canada added 22,000 jobs in February, no change to 5% unemployment rate
In a speech, the Bank of Canada's senior deputy governor touted the advantage of independent monetary policy
The economy has generally moved in the right direction for the bank as it aims to slow activity
CIBC and RBC economists analyze impact of recent rate hikes
The Statscan report showed a grimmer economy than forecasters expected as higher rates took a toll
Pace of increase should get closer to normal: Desjardins chief economist
Inflation slowed to 5.9%, down from 6.3% in December
Top 40% of households put more into their savings
TD, CIBC predicting 6.2% and 6.4% respectively for January Canadian inflation