You blink, and another interest rate decision is not even 24 hours away, begging the question of whether the Bank of Canada will make last month’s cut the start of a trend by bringing the policy rate to a more palatable level, or leave it be at 4.75% until their next meeting in September.In what now...| STOREYS
Results from the Business Outlook Survey and the Business Leaders’ Pulse continue to signal weak demand, which is weighing on investment and hiring plans. While few firms are planning layoffs, labour markets are widely seen as continuing to soften. Although they remain above average, wage and inflation expectations are easing. Most firms that made abnormally large price increases in the past 12 months do not plan to do so again in the coming year.| www.bankofcanada.ca