The gap in interest rate policies between Canada and the U.S. widened further as the Bank of Canada cut its key lending rate by a quarter-point on Wednesday, while the U.S. Federal Reserve held rates steady.

The Bank of Canada outlined the possible impacts of an all-out trade war with the U.S. on Wednesday, which could end up having ramifications for Federal Reserve officials. One of the BoC's conclusions was that there could be slower economic growth and higher inflation in both the U.

The central bank’s interest rate currently sits at 3.25 per cent, the top-line of the bank’s neutral range. In December, Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said policymakers would take a more “gradual approach” to reductions of the policy rate moving forward.

Canada's main stock index opened higher on Wednesday as investors awaited interest rate verdicts and comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Canada, due later in the session. At 9:31 a.

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The AI-related stock shakeout seems to have calmed as investors turn to megacap tech earnings - with the Federal Reserve set to pause its easing campaign in its first policy decision for 2025 just as central banks in Canada and Sweden cut again.

That’s the prediction of Bank of America economists who think Canada’s central bank will cut 25 basis points on Jan. 29 and then hold its key rate at 3 per cent. “We expect the forward guidance to signal a pause as the BoC waits to see how both domestic activity and U.S. trade policy play out,” said the economists led by Carlos Capistran.

Global policymakers and Wall Street analysts have been bracing for massive trade barriers from the new Trump administration. But it focused more on the domestic front in the first week in power, leaving the global trade landscape largely unchanged.

The Bank of Canada’s independence could be tested as Mark Carney, former governor of both the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, is now running for leader of the Liberal Party.

Thursday's coverage included more tech earnings, focus on Trump's latest on potential tariffs and more analysis around Monday's DeepSeek Dive.

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The disappointing GDP figures from Germany, France, and Italy today provide a weak backdrop for the ECB, which is set to deliver a quarter-point cut. Click to read.