Financial

OTTAWA — Many economists expect no change in the Bank of Canada's benchmark interest rate later this week — and, possibly, for the rest of the year. The central bank will make its first interest rate...

TORONTO — The Bank of Canada has halted its downward push on interest rates. The central bank held its key rate on Wednesday, with economists expecting it to remain unchanged for much of next year and...

Sitting around a large table under a banner that reads, “Country you belong to,” the students in the English class offered by a settlement agency share something about their homeland that others might...

OTTAWA — Economists widely expect the Bank of Canada will hold its benchmark interest rate steady this week and move to the sidelines to cap off a year dominated by trade and economic uncertainty. The...

TORONTO — BMO Financial Group raised its dividend as it reported a profit of $2.3 billion in the fourth quarter, boosted in part by a reduction in provisions for bad loans as it works to adjust its U.S....

TORONTO — CIBC reported a rise in fourth-quarter profit that beat analyst expectations despite a slight increase in troubled loans in its Canadian division. The bank said it had net income of $2.18 billion...

The Financial Economic Office is out with its latest economic review, and it found that manufacturing jobs in Ontario have fallen to the lowest point since 1976. According to the report, manufacturing...

Canadians will gain a better understanding of the country’s financial health later this week with the scheduled release of economic data from Statistics Canada. Several key gross domestic product...

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index finished 1.5 per cent higher on Monday while U.S. markets also rose as tech enthusiasm and expectations of lower borrowing costs in the U.S. drove a rally. “The...