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This week’s economic watchlist: CPI, home sales and the Bank of Canada

April 13, 2025 No Comments

It’s set to be an important week for Canada’s economy, with key data on inflation, housing and consumer spending arriving just ahead of the Bank of Canada’s latest interest rate decision.

Confidence hits new lows as recession concerns mount in Canada

April 7, 2025 No Comments

With a third of Canadian businesses now expecting a recession in the next 12 months—up from just 15% in the last two quarters—economic unease is clearly on the rise.

Job losses, tariff fears push BoC rate cut odds to near 50%

April 6, 2025 No Comments

March’s surprise job losses—the first in three years—signal early signs of trade war impacts on the Canadian economy, raising the odds of an April rate cut to 50%.

Canada spared from Trump’s new import tariffs, but auto sector still faces 25% levy

April 2, 2025 No Comments

Canada has avoided the brunt of a sweeping new round of U.S. tariffs announced today by U.S. President Donald Trump, who unveiled a blanket 10% levy on all imports—excluding only Canada and Mexico under the USMCA trade pact.

Strong GDP growth in January may be short-lived as tariff threats loom

March 28, 2025 No Comments

Canada’s economy kicked off 2025 with stronger-than-expected growth, but that momentum may soon stall as looming tariffs threaten to derail the recovery.

Bank of Canada’s urge to cut rates fades amid tariff uncertainty

March 26, 2025 No Comments

The Bank of Canada appears increasingly reluctant to cut rates further, with minutes from its March 12 meeting showing that its most recent move was driven largely by rising uncertainty over a potential trade war with the U.S.

Inflation still too hot for the BoC to cut rates further: Scotiabank

March 20, 2025 No Comments

Scotiabank Economics is warning that inflation remains too persistent for the Bank of Canada to continue cutting rates.

Economists react to Bank of Canada rate cut

Economists react to the Bank of Canada’s 25-bps rate cut: What’s next for rates?

March 12, 2025 No Comments

The Bank of Canada cut its overnight rate by 25 basis points to 2.75%, its seventh straight cut. While expected, the move comes as the Bank tries to navigate economic uncertainty and the fallout from U.S. trade tensions.

Three big banks cut mortgage rates this week, one drops 5-year fixed to 3.99%

March 7, 2025 No Comments

Following dramatic swings in the bond market—and broader economic uncertainty sparked by President Donald Trump’s tariff threats—three of Canada’s big banks have slashed their fixed mortgage rates this week.

Canadian job growth stalls in February, BoC rate cut expected next week