/channels/news_feeds/all/term/central%20bank/rss en /channels/channels/news/chris-ragan-why-central-bank-independence-matters-amid-political-pressure-financial-post-366365 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>August 8, 2025 | Christopher Ragan was quoted by <em>The Financial Post</em> in the context of Ontario Premier Doug Ford publicly urging the Bank of Canada to cut interest rates—a move the article compares to Donald Trump’s public pressure on the U.S. Federal Reserve. Ragan emphasized that central bank independence from “day-to-day politics” is crucial for maintaining market and economic confidence.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/financial_post_logo.png?itok=n-J5FJF3" width="160" height="24" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">12 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 12 Aug 2025 17:21:43 +0000 webfull 210407 at /channels /channels/channels/news/focus-shifts-labour-market-inflation-fight-investment-executive-344872 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>January 10, 2023 | Professor<a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/chris-ragan"> Christopher Ragan</a>, Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy spoke at the Global Risk Institute webinar and said it's "very unlikely" that the Bank of Canada has gone too far already and overtightened. He pointed to inflation expectations from businesses for the next two years remaining above the central bank's target range.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/canadian_dollars-_central_bank.jpg?itok=oiXuJKiG" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">12 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 12 Jan 2023 16:16:55 +0000 webfull 185961 at /channels /channels/news/japan-adopts-negative-interest-rate-258219 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>"In a surprise move, the Bank of Japan has introduced a negative interest rate. <span>The benchmark rate of -0.1% means that commercial banks will be charged by the central bank for some deposits." (Source: <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/business-35436187">BBC</a>)</span></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">29 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2016</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 29 Jan 2016 21:11:32 +0000 webfull 115633 at /channels