Bank of Canada – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:46:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Bank of Canada – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Republican sweep poses recession risk for Canada: Desjardins https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/republican-sweep-poses-recession-risk-for-canada-desjardins/ Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:46:47 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=496669 Policy shift to stoke inflation, hurt growth, intensify uncertainty

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]]> BoC’s Macklem to chair BIS advisory committee https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/bocs-macklem-to-chair-bis-advisory-committee/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 20:54:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=496579 Central bankers group also names new general manager, re-elects chair

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]]> Another 50-point cut possible next month: report https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/another-50-point-cut-possible-next-month-report/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:28:35 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=496536 The weak labour market signals the need for monetary easing, NBF says

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]]> Stress tests prove their worth: BoC research https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/stress-tests-prove-their-worth-boc-research/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 21:14:29 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=496167 Policies have affected credit growth, housing prices, delinquencies

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]]> Immigration cuts not a game changer: CIBC https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/immigration-cuts-not-a-game-changer-cibc/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:32:48 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=495958 Policy shift won't derail short-term economic outlook

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]]> Curbs to immigration shore up rate cut outlook: Desjardins https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/curbs-to-immigration-shore-up-rate-cut-outlook-desjardins/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:41:23 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=495507 Longer-term challenge of aging population gets tougher as policy shifts

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]]> Home affordability remains strained: report https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/home-affordability-remains-strained-report/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 17:03:18 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=494210 Strains are easing, but Vancouver remains in "crisis territory," RBC Economics says

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]]> Lower rates won’t help banks’ margins just yet: DBRS https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/lower-rates-wont-help-banks-margins-just-yet-dbrs/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 18:43:33 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=493530 Deposit costs will ease, but it will take time for banks' margins to improve

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]]> S&P boosts forecast for Canada https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/sp-boosts-forecast-for-canada/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 19:03:35 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=493353 Stronger-than-expected output to get a hand from monetary easing

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]]> Bank of Canada drops plans to issue digital currency https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/bank-of-canada-drops-plans-to-issue-digital-currency/ Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:52:25 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=493157 Central bank also wonders how AI could affect inflation

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