Canadian Dollar

Currencies recover from Omicron chaos but analysts warn more volatility ahead

Currency markets calmed on Monday in Asia after the initial shock of the discovery of the Omicron coronavirus variant sent…

4 years ago

Stocks slip, short-term yields leap with inflation

Tech shares slipped and short-term Treasury yields jumped on Wednesday as investors expect inflation to prompt interest rate hikes, with…

4 years ago

After COVID revenue collapse, Canadian municipalities face insurance premium spike

Canadian municipalities reeling from a pandemic-driven hit to revenues are facing an added blow from surging liability insurance costs, forcing…

4 years ago

Dollar awaits Fed minutes, kiwi aloft on rate expectations

The New Zealand dollar rose on Tuesday after a strong business survey pulled forward rate hike expectations there to as…

4 years ago

Fast and furious first half of 2021 keeps financial markets at full throttle

After the unprecedented pandemic-driven swings in global financial markets last year 2021 was never going to be dull, and so…

4 years ago

Dollar in retreat as Powell says Fed won’t raise rates on ‘fear’ of inflation

The U.S. dollar remained on the back foot against major peers on Wednesday after a two-day drop as U.S. Federal…

4 years ago

Bank of Canada to break sequence of lower terminal rates as governments splurge

With fiscal spending booming and households flush with cash, investors are betting that the Bank of Canada's next tightening cycle,…

4 years ago

Canadian regulator lifts banks’ capital buffer to record, priming for post-pandemic world

Canada's financial regulator raised the amount of capital the country's biggest lenders must hold to guard against risks to a…

4 years ago