‘Everybody should just shut up’: Bank of Canada’s independence under pressure from political comments

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September 18 2023


ECONOMY
‘Everybody should just shut up’: Bank of Canada’s independence under pressure from political comments
Some experts are fretting about central bank’s independence when it comes to monetary policy
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Live news: BMO closing retail auto finance business as borrowers’ bad debt mounts
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