Bank of Canada (BoC) news

The Bank of Canada (BoC) is Canada's central bank. Its principal role is to promote the economic and financial well-being of Canada. The BoC uses monetary policy tools to influence economic activity and maintain the stability of the Canadian financial system.

Canada's GDP contracts, US nonfarm payrolls misses forecast

Canada's GDP for May showed a 0.1% decline, identical to the April release. June is expected to be better, with a market estimate of 0.1%. US nonfarm payrolls was much lower than expected at 73 thousand, compared to the market estimate 106 thousand. Still, this was better than the May report of a revised 14 thousand.

01-08-2025 10:25 GMT by Kenneth Fisher