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Central banking group sees further challenges to keeping dollar funding flowing to supply-chain firms
report on business
Bank of Canada expected to buy $200-billion of debt as it embraces quantitative easing
opinion
How the Bank of Canada is ensuring the credit markets keep flowing
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international business
Bank of Japan may increase bond-buying next week to help counter coronavirus fallout, sources say
asia-pacific business
Bank of Japan’s credibility at risk as its stock portfolio verges on losses
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european business
ECB officials hold emergency meeting on coronavirus but don’t discuss policy action

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u.s. business
Federal Reserve cuts interest rates to counter economic damage of coronavirus
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G7 vows to use ‘all appropriate’ tools to battle virus impact
international business
Mark Carney says global policy-makers developing ‘powerful and timely’ response to coronavirus
asia-pacific business
Kuroda says BOJ will ‘offer sufficient liquidity’ to counter effects of coronavirus outbreak
business briefing
Are Canada’s consumer debt fears overblown? (A Scotiabank economist thinks they’re ‘highly exaggerated’)
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Michael Babad
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international business
Japan on brink of recession as economy contracts, virus heightens risk
international business
China cuts medium-term rate to soften coronavirus hit to economy
report on business
BoC’s Wilkins says innovation and investment needed to keep Canadian economy humming
european business
Bank of England holds rates steady at Mark Carney’s final policy meeting
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u.s. business
Fed holds rates steady, offers no new guidance on balance sheet

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asia-pacific business
Bank of Japan raises growth forecast, but won’t scale back stimulus
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opinion
Bill Morneau is right – government spending is the best option for coping with the next recession
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politics
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international business
Carney warns that central banks may struggle to fend off deep economic downturn
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european business
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business briefing
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economy
Fed keeps rates on hold, points to ‘favorable’ economic outlook next year
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business briefing
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Michael Babad
Michael Babad
economy
Canadian economy posts worst month for job losses in more than a decade
economy
Bank of Canada doesn’t need to move ‘in step’ with world counterparts on rates, deputy governor says
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asia-pacific business
BOJ governor says bank has ‘ample room’ to ease further if economy weakens
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economy
Bank of Canada’s Poloz says lack of interprovincial trade is ‘absurd’
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economy
Poloz says BoC’s policy suits current economic conditions
international business
China trims new benchmark lending rate again to shore up sputtering economy
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economy
BoC’s Wilkins says Canada in ‘good position’ to weather economic storms
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China’s central bank trims key rate for first time since 2015 in bid to bolster growth
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business briefing
Who’s buying $5-million-plus homes in Toronto? More than 100 people so far this year
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Michael Babad
Michael Babad
business briefing
Oh, relax, Liberal minority governments can be good for the Toronto stock market
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