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Canada's Q1 Business Outlook Survey: sentiment bounces back, then the Middle East happened

Here's a survey that's half good news, half outdated-on-arrival.The Bank of Canada's Q1 Business Outlook Survey landed this morning and the headline is that business sentiment has...

Canadian businesses are more optimistic than expected, RBC says

Royal Bank of Canada senior economist Claire Fan said the Bank of Canada’s first-quarter Business Outlook Survey showed business sentiment, hiring plans and investment intentions h...

Business sentiment was improving, but Middle East war pushing up costs

OTTAWA — Businesses are beginning to face higher costs related to the war in the Middle East, the Bank of Canada found in its latest quarterly survey of companies. Based on the bus...

Bank of Canada surveys show war hitting inflation expectations

The war in Iran is pushing up inflation expectations, after sentiment had been improving prior to the conflict, survey data released Monday by the Bank of Canada shows.

Canada’s big banks react to GDP data revealing fragile momentum

January GDP edges higher, but economists point to patchy growth and improving Q1 outlook

Posthaste: Business owners are losing faith in the economy — and they are not the only ones

CFIB's business barometer fell sharply this month, with every province and every sector reporting a decline

Canadian Businesses Brace For 5 Years of High Inflation: BoC Survey

Canadian businesses were bracing for elevated inflation—then the Iran War broke out. Now they’re doubting the Bank of Canada’s (BoC) ability to contain inflation, according to the...

Bank of Canada sees no clear rate path amid tariff and oil risks

Bank of Canada officials discussed a “range of views” on the most likely path for interest rates last month, weighing various possible outcomes of the Iran war and a review of the...

Bank of Canada expects large CPI reading below 3% on Monday

S&P Global Canada services PMI 47.2 versus 46.5 last month

Services activity declined, with the PMI at 47.2 (below 50 = contraction), though slightly improved from February at 46.5New business fell again, but the pace of decline eased to a...

Geopolitical risks trump trade tensions as biggest threat to Canadian economy, Bank of Canada survey finds

Latest central bank survey of business and financial leaders came after start of war in Iran

Canada February manufacturing sales +3.6% vs +3.8% expected

Prior was -3.0% (revised to -3.1%)Wholesale sales vs +2.0% vs +2.3% expectedPrior wholesale -1.0% (revised to -1.1%)The Monthly Survey of Manufacturing (MSM), conducted by Statisti...

Bank of Canada likely to stay put for now, says Paul Beaudry

Watch: 'It's a wait-and-see from the Bank, but it's a wait-and-see while looking at a lot of developments in the economy'

Canada's business investment emergency is not over, despite Carney's trillion-dollar pitch

New data shows capital spending still below 2014 levels as CFIB presses Ottawa on small business tax cuts

Bank of Canada expected to hold rates Wednesday, but economists split on whether cuts or hikes loom

Central bank is trying to balance rising inflation expectations while ensuring the economy doesn’t stall

Banks poised for ‘solid growth’ in Q2 despite uncertain economic backdrop: analysts

As Canadian banks get set to report second-quarter results next week, analysts expect year-over-year gains despite a "challenging" operating environment and slowing loan growth.

Posthaste: Here's what the Bank of Canada will do when it moves on interest rates, says top think tank

The C.D. Howe Institute's shadow Bank of Canada board of governors makes its interest rate call ahead of meeting April 29

Bank of Canada weighs clearer playbook to handle supply shocks

The Bank of Canada is weighing whether to spell out how it responds to supply shocks in its monetary policy framework, including how much emphasis it places on the strength of the...

Event Guide: Canada’s Employment Report (April 2026)

With the Bank of Canada (BOC) still holding a balancing act between strong inflation and weak growth, will the upcoming jobs report tip the scales in a clearer direction?

Affordability overtakes trade as Canadians’ top economic concern

Bank of Canada survey shows housing costs and job security now outweigh tariff fears, as Ottawa shifts focus back to domestic pressures

Bank of Canada warns low hire, low fire job market creates ‘inertia’

Bank of Canada External Deputy Governor Nicolas Vincent says the country’s labour market is undergoing structural change — as evidenced by its “low hire, low fire” environment — th...

Forecasting Canadian insolvencies amid global pressure

Trade exposure still leaves firms vulnerable

Canada's Big Six beat forecasts and slash loan-loss reserves

Bank of Canada stress tests clear lenders even as household insolvencies surge

Bank of Canada worried about impact of oil shock on inflation during rate deliberations

Fears higher gas prices along with already high food inflation will push up consumers' expectations