Tiff Macklem

• Bank of Canada likely to mirror U.S. Fed’s 75-basis-point rate hike: economists

  The Bank of Canada is likely to follow the U.S. Federal Reserve's lead in hiking its benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points in July, economists predict.

  Economy

  Jun 15
  
• Firing Bank of Canada head would spark global ‘shock wave’: ex-budget watchdog

  Canadians can likely expect inflation to come back down to normal 'over the next couple of years,' said the country's former budget watchdog.

  Canada

  May 15
  
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• Cryptocurrencies not a way to ‘opt out of inflation’: Bank of Canada official

  Cryptocurrencies are not a path for Canadians to avoid the impact of rising prices, a senior central bank official said on Monday, though the technology does show 'some promise.'

  Economy

  Apr 25
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• Bank of Canada head won’t ‘rule anything out’ to tame inflation, including more rate hikes

  Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said everything is on the table as he meets with world bank leaders in Washington, where the U.S. Federal Reserve is hinting at more hikes.

  Economy

  Apr 21
• Bank of Canada hiked interest rates to ‘forcefully’ tame inflation. Will it work?

  The Bank of Canada took a big step in raising interest rates on Wednesday, but how long will it take before rampant inflation starts to cool off?

  Economy

  Apr 13
• Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate 50 basis points for 1st time in 22 years

  The Bank of Canada is raising its key interest rate by half a percentage point, up to an even one per cent, in its first move of that magnitude in more than 20 years.

  Economy

  Apr 13
• Bank governor: Carbon tax boosts inflation rate by nearly half-a-point

  The Bank of Canada Governor says January's inflation rate would have been 4.7 per cent instead of 5.1 per cent if there was no carbon tax.

  Politics

  Mar 14
• Raising interest rates will help lower inflation in time, BoC governor says

  ``Provided we keep inflation expectations well anchored, as those things work out, inflation should come down,'' Tiff Macklem said during an afternoon press conference.

  Canada

  Mar 3
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• Bank of Canada raises key interest rate, but inflation could prove ‘difficult to tame’

  The Bank of Canada raised interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, keeping with analyst's expectations and its own signals from January.

  Economy

  Mar 2
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• Businesses need to boost productivity, investment to curb inflation: BoC governor

  With higher interest rates on the way for Canada, businesses should be prepared to increase productivity and invest more to help deal with the surge.

  Economy

  Feb 9