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FP Economy Source: Financialpost November 19, 2021

Retail sales in Canada rebound in sign of resilience

The data may bolster confidence the economy is adapting to global supply chain issues Canadian retail sales rebounded in October after slipping a month earlier, a sign of robust consumer spending. Retailers sold 1.0 per cent more goods in Octob...

Source: Bankofcanada November 16, 2021

Measuring changes to the labour market

Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri discusses how the Canadian labour market has changed during the pandemic. He explains why better tools to measure the health of the...

FP Economy Source: Financialpost November 16, 2021

Labour market uncertainty makes Bank of Canada's job more difficult

Shift explains why Governor Tiff Macklem has been so wary of overreacting to the fastest inflation in decades The Bank of Canada has lost faith in the unemployment rate’s ability to predict the intensity of price pressures, an important shift that...

FP Economy Source: Financialpost November 15, 2021

Bank of Canada 'getting closer' to raising interest rates, says Governor Tiff Macklem

In FT editorial, Bank head acknowledges high level of uncertainty over inflation Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said his central bank is “getting closer” to raising interest rates as slack in the economy dissipates, in line with the forward g...

FP Economy Source: Financialpost November 05, 2021

Canada’s job gains shift into lower gear

Kevin Carmichael: The labour market is far from healed from the epic recession caused by the COVID-19 lockdowns Canadian employers added roughly 31,000 jobs in October, a mediocre result that suggests the recovery from the COVID-19 recession could...

Source: Bankofcanada November 03, 2021

Bank of Canada announces climate change commitments for COP26

Addressing climate change is a global challenge. While the Government of Canada has the primary responsibility for climate change policy, the Bank of Canada recogniz...

FP Economy Source: Financialpost October 29, 2021

Canada's economy stutters and stalls amid supply bottlenecks

September's pullback was led by drops in retail and manufacturing Canada’s economic growth unexpectedly faltered at the end of the third quarter, casting doubts on the strength of the nation’s recovery. Gross domestic product was little changed in...

Source: Bankofcanada October 27, 2021

Monetary Policy Report - October 2021

The Canadian economy is once again growing robustly, and the recovery from COVID-19 continues. The Bank is forecasting growth of around 5 percent in 202...

Source: Bankofcanada October 27, 2021

Bank of Canada maintains policy rate and forward guidance, ends quantitative easing

The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of ¼ percent, with the Bank Rate at ½ percent and the deposit rate at ¼ percent. The Bank’s extraordinary f...

Source: Bankofcanada October 27, 2021

Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

Good morning. I’m pleased to be here with you—in person—to discuss today’s policy announcement and the Bank’s Monetary Policy Report (MPR). It seems fi...