The Weekly Bottom Line: BoC on Hold Amid Defiant Labour Market
U.S. Highlights Chair Powell’s testimony threw the market in to risk-off mode with both the […]
Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary: Central Banks Front and Center This Week
Summary United States: Labor Market Continues to Exude Resilience Coming into the week, financial markets […]
U.S. Inflation Easing, But Still Sticky
U.S. headline inflation will be anxiously awaited next week as Fed officials debate how much […]
Canada’s Labour Market Continues to Roll
The Canadian labour market added 22k positions in February, with full-time employment up 31.1k and […]
Canadian Dollar at Extremums
USDCAD has been rallying this week, gaining 1.7% since Tuesday and testing the five-month high […]
Canadian Dollar Eyes US, Canadian Job Reports
The Canadian dollar continues to sag and has dropped 1.9% this week. Hold onto your […]
BoC Rogers: More evidence needed to decide whether policy is restrictive enough
BoC Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers reiterated in a speech yesterday that tightening is in […]
Bank of Canada Hits Pause
The Bank of Canada maintained the overnight rate at 4.5%, while stating that it will […]
BoC stands pat as conditional pause starts
BoC kept overnight rate unchanged at 4.50% as widely expected. It reiterated the stance to […]
USD/CAD Climbs after Hawkish Powell, Bank of Canada Set to Pause
The Canadian dollar has steadied on Wednesday, after sliding 1% a day earlier. Later today, […]
Bank of Canada to Set Tightening Campaign on Hold
The Bank of Canada will likely keep its promise to declare a pause in monetary […]
Canada employment rose 21.8k, unemployment rate unchanged at 5.0%
Canada employment rose 21.8k in February, well above expectation of 2.5k. Unemployment rate was unchanged […]