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Rates unlikely to come down as fast as they went up, says governor Get the latest from Barbara Shecter straight to your inbox Sign Up The Bank of Canada held its key overnight interest rate at five per cent Wednesday, with governor Tiff Macklem declar...

Central bank's statement strengthens view that first interest rate cut will come in JuneThe Bank of Canada held its benchmark lending rate at five per cent on Wednesday and gave little away in its official statement for when it might be ready to start cuttin...

Stocks came under pressure as a trio of tech heavyweights slid, with traders wading through mixed economic data in the run-up to Jerome Powell’s testimony to Congress. Equities lost traction after a rally that has spurred concern about sky-high valuations...

Bitcoin’s price is in sight of an all-time high and the crypto faithful are on tenterhooks waiting for a never-before-seen level. But in market value terms the token already touched a record. The market capitalization of Bitcoin reached US$1.35 trillion, s...

Canada's main stock index moved a hair lower on Tuesday, while U.S. markets fell, led by the Nasdaq losing 1.65 per cent.  The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed down 5.14 points, or 0.02 per cent, at 21,525.93. In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average...

Good morning. I’m pleased to be here with Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers to discuss today’s policy announcement. This is the first time we’re speaking to you on the day of a policy decision tha...

Supply key to three battery plants to be built here in coming years Get the latest from Naimul Karim straight to your inbox Sign Up Slumping prices for the minerals needed in the energy transition away from fossil fuels is a concern for Canada and its...

The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at 5%, with the Bank Rate at 5¼% and the deposit rate at 5%. The Bank is continuing its policy of quantitative tightening. Global econom...

The Trudeau government’s aggressive regulatory initiatives and tax-and-spend agenda have severely harmed Canada’s investment climateCanada’s fourth-quarter GDP numbers were published last week, and while the economy barely dodged the technical definition of...

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