Financial Post: Slumping retail sales could keep Bank of Canada interest rate on hold

Three experts say Ottawa is well positioned to come out of the pandemic and weather any economic downturns that are looming due to interest rate increases.

Inflation and a potential recession weren’t on everyone’s mind when Marie-Claude Boisvert joined Sagard Holdings Inc., the alternative investment arm of Power Corp., in January last year with a plan to raise $400 million for a new private equity fund to buy stakes in mid-market Canadian companies.

Canadian workers are staying put as slowing job-changing rate signals softening labour market.