Mark Rendell

Governor Tiff Macklem says the bank’s recent interest rate cuts are starting to feed through into the economy, with an uptick in consumer confidence

Point-of-sale software providers, payment apps and other fintech firms in the largely unregulated sector will need to register with the central bank starting Nov. 1

Some Bay Street analysts think the bank will stick to its guns with another quarter-point move, but the case for a larger cut has strengthened

The appointment will bring the bank’s governing council, which sets interest rates and makes other monetary policy decisions eight times a year, from six to seven members

Central bankers now want economic growth to pick up steam to prevent inflation from undershooting their 2-per-cent target

Bank of Canada Governor Macklem cautioned governments against using national-security concerns as a ‘pretext for inefficient protectionism,’ in a speech on Tuesday

The reading matched estimates on Bay Street, likely keeping the Bank of Canada on track to cut interest rates again on Sept. 4

Unexpected drop of 2,800 jobs in July should keep the Bank of Canada on course for another interest rate cut next month

The Globe and Mail spoke to Rachel Reeves about her plans to reform British public pensions, balance the country’s finances and shore up investor confidence

Members of the governing council are becoming less concerned about a rebound in inflation, and more worried about weak economic growth and possibly overshooting the 2-per-cent inflation target on the way down