Kevin Carmichael
Financial Post
Montreal, QC, Canada
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Kevin Carmichael: Slower inflation means the Bank of Canada's 'March break' is back on
Worst inflation outbreak since the 1980s might be over, allowing the Bank of Canada to hold interest rates for now. Read more → Read More
Kevin Carmichael: 3 things the Bank of Canada subtly told us this week
The Bank of Canada is still on track to pause interest rates, but it's a "conditional pause," governor Tiff Macklem says. Find out more. → Read More
Tiff Macklem is sticking with rate-hike pause despite blowout jobs report — for now
Bank of Canada is sticking with its plan to pause interest rates increases — for now, despite a recent job surge. Read more → Read More
Kevin Carmichael: Canada's 'blowout' jobs report raises questions about the path of interest rates
Risk that Bank of Canada will have to reverse course and resume raising interest rates just went up, writes Kevin Carmichael. Read more → Read More
Kevin Carmichael: High interest rates bringing balance after years of housing overspending
Higher interest rates hurt, but they might be bringing some balance to Canada’s economy after years of overspending on housing. Read more. → Read More
Kevin Carmichael: Bank of Canada emerges as the trendsetter on interest rates
Bank of Canada had led the way on interest rates in the global battle against inflation. Read more from Kevin Carmichael → Read More
Bank of Canada raises rate to 4.5%, but signals pause in historic hiking cycle
The Bank of Canada has pushed the interest rate to the highest since 2007 to combat inflation. Find out more → Read More
This will be a pivotal week in the Bank of Canada's inflation fight — What you need to know
The safe bet is the Bank of Canada will raise interest rates another quarter-point increase in its inflation fight. Read more → Read More
Magnet Forensics to be sold to private equity firm Thoma Bravo in $1.8 billion deal
Magnet Forensics Inc has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo in a deal worth $1.8 billion. Read more → Read More
Canada's inflation drops to slowest in almost a year, but underlying cost pressures stay strong
Consumer price index dropped to its slowest in almost a year, complicating the Bank of Canada's decision on interest rates. Read on → Read More
Canada gains more than 100,000 jobs, blowing past expectations
Article content The central bank spent almost all of 2022 trying to cool an economy that it said was in “excess demand,” stoking inflation to dangerous levels. The benchmark lending rate ended the year at 4.25 per cent, a four-percentage-point increase from March, representing the most aggressive series of interest-rate increases in the Bank of Canada’s history. → Read More
Kevin Carmichael: Tiff Macklem made some mistakes, but at least he's not hiding from them
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem is reflecting on his mistakes in real time, rather than waiting for a post-mortem. Find out more. → Read More
Tiff Macklem reflects on debt, lessons learned and why inflation 'messes up' competition
In an interview with Kevin Carmichael, Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem talks about the central bank's fight against inflation. Read on. → Read More
Inflation slows to 6.8%, suggesting higher interest rates are starting to bite
Canada’s main gauge of cost pressures eased in November, suggesting the Bank of Canada’s relentless campaign of interest-rate increases is starting to ... → Read More
Inflation slows to 6.8%, suggesting higher interest rates are starting to bite
Canada's inflation rate fell slightly but grocery prices climbed faster, with prices up 11.4% compared to a year ago. Find out more → Read More
Tiff Macklem says he won't settle for anything less than a return to 2% inflation
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem is set on getting inflation back to 2%. Macklem explains why in this interview with Kevin Carmichael. → Read More
Kevin Carmichael: The failure at the Bank of Canada that likely made inflation worse
Debate over how to tackle inflation would have been richer had an outsider arrived at the Bank of Canada sooner. Kevin Carmichael explains. → Read More
Canadians have lost $500 billion in paper wealth, but there's a silver lining
Maybe companies are finally ready to take the baton from Canada's over-extended households, writes Kevin Carmichael. Read on. → Read More
Kevin Carmichael: Why Big Labour should be thanking the Bank of Canada, not bashing it
Bank of Canada's fight against inflation with higher interest rates has made it an easy target. Read more from Kevin Carmichael → Read More
Bank of Canada raises interest rate to 4.25% in what may be the last hike
The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 4.25 per cent Wednesday. Read on → Read More