A senior Bank of Canada official said the central bank’s rate-setting body is in a “dilemma” and having spirited discussions about how to balance the impact of the trade war against the inflation effects of high energy prices.

A senior Bank of Canada official said the central bank’s rate-setting body is in a “dilemma” and having spirited discussions about how to balance the impact of the trade war against the inflation effects of high energy prices.

Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Toni Gravelle said the central bank is trying to reduce strains in short-term funding markets by regularly increasing the size of its two-week repo operations.

Canada wants to see the creation of a global “technology stability” body to help oversee artificial intelligence and ensure it is safe, Prime Minister Mark Carney said.

For Mark Carney, walking away from trade talks with US President Donald Trump was politically popular. Now Canada’s leader has to contend with a more difficult economic reality.

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet new UK leader Andy Burnham for the first time in Liverpool, England.

Canada plans to show some of the world’s biggest investors a pitchbook laying out tens of billions of dollars’ worth of projects spanning data centers, advanced manufacturing, liquefied natural gas, ports and dozens of mines.

In between offering advice on how to find the best towels and where to buy affordable versions of high-end garments, Bryce Gruber recently waded into the US-Canada trade war, warning her social-media followers that some of their favorite makeup is about to get more expensive.

Looser bank capital rules alone won’t boost economic activity, according to Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem, echoing analysts who questioned whether a recent regulatory change would immediately spur more lending without borrowers at the door.

Canada’s financial regulator lowered capital requirements for the country’s largest banks for the first time in three years, giving them the flexibility to lend more to support a domestic push for defense spending, infrastructure and artificial intelligence.

Canada-US Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said he isn’t surprised the Trump administration decided not to renew the North American trade deal next month, and expects side deals will eventually resolve disputes over the pact.

Bank of Montreal hired Trevor van Arragon from rival Toronto-Dominion Bank for a newly created role leading BMO’s Canadian business banking division.

Canadian online brokerages Wealthsimple and Questrade Inc. are joining a wave of companies promising to offer access to firms planning initial public offerings.

A shareholder activist group in Canada is shutting down after concluding that investor pressure alone isn’t enough to meaningfully influence financial and energy firms to address climate risks.

GameStop Corp.’s proposed $20 billion financing of its bid for eBay Inc. rests on the assumption that the combined company’s debt would be investment grade, a premise that people familiar with the matter and at least one ratings firm suggest is far from a sure thing.

Canadian challenger bank EQB Inc. won government approval for its deal to acquire the mass-market banking arm of Loblaw Cos. and said the transaction is set to close this summer.

Facing economic strains and tensions with the US, the prime minister is relying on a tight-knit group of allies to make trade deals and streamline government.

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the US might have to take action against Canada over its rejection of American wine and spirits.

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the US might have to take action against Canada over its rejection of American wine and spirits.

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