Canada Economics Update Bank of Canada in no rush to hike The policy statement from the Bank of Canada this morning signalled that it is still in no rush to raise interest rates. In particular, it offered no hint that a summer rate hike is coming, supporting... 12th April 2011 · 1 min read
Canada Economics Update Bank of Canada remains cautious The policy statement from the Bank of Canada this morning signalled that it is in no rush to raise interest rates, stressing as before that "any further reduction in monetary policy stimulus would... 1st March 2011 · 1 min read
Canada Economics Update Bank of Canada still sitting on fence The policy statement from the Bank of Canada this morning is unequivocally dovish, no doubt a bit of a disappointment to market analysts, who had expected a more hawkish tone. Indeed, despite more... 18th January 2011 · 1 min read
Canada Economics Update Bank of Canada in no hurry to raise rates The Bank of Canada sat on the fence today, careful not to say too much until it has updated its economic outlook. The Bank acknowledged economic growth in the second half of this year has been weaker... 7th December 2010 · 1 min read
Canada Economics Update US QE2 no boon for Canada The Fed's new programme of asset purchases (QE2) does not change our view that Canada faces an extended period of weak economic performance. We continue to expect GDP growth to stagger along at around... 15th November 2010 · 1 min read
Canada Economics Update Recovery losing momentum The world economy is set to slow as the fading of the policy stimulus again exposes the underlying fragilities left by the recession. During this period of transition, growth in external demand for... 4th November 2010 · 1 min read
