The Bank of Canada didn't budge on rates today, but it made its intentions more transparent. At this point, it's leaning towards keeping rates steady or gently lowering them later. Team Macklem has no plans to reach for the rate-hike lever. The Bank's key

Yields took a gentle slide on Tuesday, heading into Wednesday's central bank doubleheader. The Bank of Canada bats first with its 9:45 a.m. announcement, with the Fed stepping up to the plate at 2:00 p.m. ET. Spoiler alert: rates shouldn't budge, but

💡See also: Mortgage tidbits below Monday's bond trading was so tranquil that we thought our screen had frozen. Ahead of major economic announcements—of which there are many this week—you expect light trading, but this was monk-quiet. That said, here's what pressured Canada's

First National Financial, a non-bank powerhouse that's one of Canada's biggest broker lenders, plans to sell a controlling stake to private equity in a $2.9 billion deal. The two groups signing the cheque are: * Global alternative asset manager Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., which owns private