Bank of Canada holds rate at 5%, cites persistent underlying inflation

Bank of Canada held its overnight rate at 5% after its March monetary policy meeting, citing "risks to the outlook for inflation, particularly the persistence in underlying inflation."

Canada retail sales up 1.5% MoM in June, likely followed by 0.8% drop in...

Canada retail sales increased 1.46% month-over-month in June while core retail sales, which exclude gasoline and auto sales, was up 1.95%.

Canada unemployment rate rises back to 6.7% in February amid 83,900 job losses

Canada Labor Market——February 2026 Unemployment Rate: 6.7%; Total Jobs MoM Change: -83,900; Full-Time Jobs MoM Change: -108,400; Part-Time Jobs MoM Change : 24,500
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Bank of Canada not sure about exact level of neutral rate, Macklem says

Bank of Canada isn't entirely sure what the country's natural rate of interest is and the central bank will have to discover it over time, said Governor Tiff Macklem.

Bank of Canada holds rate at 5% after September meeting

Bank of Canada maintained its benchmark interest rate at 5% but warned about persistent underlying inflationary pressure.

Fed’s Bowman still sees ‘upside risks’ to US inflation

Federal Reserve governor Michelle Bowman is worried about reacceleration in cost of living, saying that she 'still see some upside risks to inflation'

G20 finance officials to discuss debt, funding to low-income countries in India

G20's economic officials will gather in India next week to discuss ways to boost lending to developing countries from multilateral institutions and to reform the international debt system, Reuters cited unnamed Indian officials.

Canada inflation slows further to 2.8%; rent continues to rise

Canada's CPI rose 2.78% in February, a further slowdown from the 2.86% increase in the January

Eurozone inflation drops to 6.1% in May, lower than expected

Annual consumer prices in the Eurozone rose by 6.1% YoY in May, down from 7% in April.

Canada’s inflation rate slides to 1.8% amid a disinflationary base effect from last year’s sales tax holiday

Canada's inflation rate eased to 1.8% in February, the lowest since July last year.  The deceleration in headline CPI year-over-year growth rate can mostly be explained by the base effect resulted from the GST/HST holiday last year. 

Canada inflation drops to 2.9% in January

Canada's headline CPI rose 2.9% in January, hitting Bank of Canada's inflation-control target range of 1% - 3% for the first time since March 2021.

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