Category: Canada

  • Weaker loonie may not deter Bank of Canada diverging from the Fed By Reuters

    By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada would be willing to cut interest rates three times before the Federal Reserve’s first move before a currency decline threatens to jeopardize inflation expectations, the average estimate of seven analysts in an informal poll showed. The weakness of the Canadian…

  • Air Canada suspends Israel flights until August

    Passengers wishing to fly directly between Israel and North America this month can only do so on El Al Israel Airlines. Air Canada has suspended the resumption of its flights to Israel until August 5. Following the Iranian missile attack on Israel last month, the Canadian airline initially suspended its…

  • Newsquawk Week Ahead: Highlights include RBA, BoE, BoJ SOO, Canada Jobs, UK GDP

    Newsquawk Week Ahead: Highlights include RBA, BoE, BoJ SOO, Canada Jobs, UK GDP

    Mon: UK Bank Holiday; EZ Final Composite & Services PMIs (Apr), Sentix (May) Producer Prices (Mar). Tue: RBA Announcement, EIA STEO; Swiss Unemployment (Apr), German Trade Balance (Mar), EZ Construction PMI (Apr). Wed: Norges Bank H1 Financial Stability Report, Riksbank Announcement, BCB Announcement; German Industrial Output (Mar), Italian Retail Sales…