Changes in domestic interest rates affect the value of the Canadian dollar less than changes in the risk premium do. These ...

Below are some key quotes from a news conference by Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn ...

The Bank of Canada today reduced its target for the overnight rate to 3%, with the Bank Rate at 3.25% and the deposit rate at ...

This predicament is a complicated product of low equilibrium market interest rates, the authorities’ resorting to quantitative easing (QE) as a substitute for interest rate cuts at the zero lower ...

The bar for quantitative easing remains high ... The BoC clearly communicated in its December policy decision that with the interest rate no longer at obviously ‘restrictive’ levels, the ...

At the time of writing, AUD/USD trades better bid near 0.6232, up 0.05% on the day.

Negative interest rates occur when prices begin to start dropping to low levels as the value of a nation's currency increases. At these times, central banks may resort to negative interest rates. The ...

As strange as it may seem, there are times when central banks run out of policy options to stimulate their nations' economies and turn to the desperate measure of negative interest rates.

After a pause of a few months, the world’s leading central banks are “printing” money again to try to bolster their economies. Commonly known as quantitative easing or QE, the ...

Central banks wield immense power over exchange rates, shaping the financial pulse of nations. Through strategic monetary ...

In a report following its review of actions taken in response to the pandemic, the Bank of Canada committed to using an exit condition for quantitative ... s Monetary Policy Committee and ...