With three rate hikes and continued quantitative tightening, 2023 marked the second year of the Bank of Canada’s (BoC’s) policy shift to contain excess demand and the spike in inflation of 2021-2022. By late 2023, Canadian economic growth had slowed sharply. Inflation had fallen significantly from its 8% peak in June 2022, yet remained above […]

After a rollercoaster of surging prices during 2020-2021 and partial retracement in 2022-2023, the near-term and long-term trends for housing are challenging. Understanding the outlook for housing demand and supply is a complex task given the diverse set of factors shaping housing prices and sales. Featuring BMO Senior Economist Robert Kavcic, this webinar will look […]

Unprecedented levels of fiscal support in 2020 to offset the economic and financial shocks of COVID-19 and pandemic lockdowns changed the fiscal landscape in Canada dramatically. Federal and provincial fiscal expansion has continued during 2021-2023, though at a slower pace. As Ottawa and the provinces set their 2024 budgets, the mounting constraints, challenges, and risks […]

Former Bank of Canada Deputy Governor William White will share his insights on lessons from monetary policy 2020-2023, and challenges and risks for the Fed, ECB and other major central banks in 2024 and beyond. (More details coming soon) View other events in the series here. Speaker: William White Former Deputy Governor, Bank of Canada William […]