{"id":56172,"date":"2025-02-12T19:28:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T19:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/02\/12\/bank-of-canada-says-trade-war-will-hurt-canada-more-than-the-u-s\/"},"modified":"2025-02-12T19:28:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T19:28:07","slug":"bank-of-canada-says-trade-war-will-hurt-canada-more-than-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/02\/12\/bank-of-canada-says-trade-war-will-hurt-canada-more-than-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Bank of Canada says trade war will hurt Canada more than the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header article-header--story\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" data-aqa=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/p>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">News<\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">Economy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"article-header__detail\">\n<div class=\"article-header__detail__texts\">\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\">Deliberations show looming trade uncertainty contributed to decision to cut interest rate<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<p><span class=\"published-date__since\">Published Feb 12, 2025<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"updated-date__since\">Last updated 7\u00a0hours ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">3 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta__bottom\">\n<div class=\"bookmark-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover\" data-aqa=\"popover\" data-click-to-appear=\"True\" data-container=\"\" data-container-offset=\"\" data-no-style=\"\" data-popover-component=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-sticky=\"\" data-tail-offset=\"200\" data-tail-position=\"right\"><button class=\"popover__trigger bookmark-button\"><span class=\"save-article-button save-article-button--default\" title=\"Save article\" data-article-id=\"adf21fa6-d158-4b64-ac8f-23c9c6069c95\" data-evt-skip-click=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/p>\n<div aria-describedby=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\" class=\"popover__content\" hidden=\"\" role=\"dialog\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__text\" id=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\">\n<div class=\"bookmark__popover__content\">\n<p>You can save this article by registering for free here. 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https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0213-bc-macklem.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=576&amp;h=432&amp;type=webp&amp;sig=yVdt0mXJK6ln8s8Ku5iOZg 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"featured-image__caption image-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Carolyn Rogers, senior deputy governor of the Bank of Canada, left, and Tiff Macklem, governor of the Bank of Canada, during a news conference in Ottawa on Oct. 23, 2024.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by David Kawai\/Bloomberg<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p data-async=\"\">The Bank of Canada\u2019s governing council members think Canada\u2019s economy will be hurt more by a protracted trade war than that of the United States, according to minutes 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bringing the rate down to three per cent. The decision was made in part to support economic growth, but it was also due to looming trade uncertainty with the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMembers agreed that a 25 basis point cut would be helpful to support growth and better balance inflation risks,\u201d the deliberations said. \u201cMembers also agreed that the threat of tariffs had increased uncertainty, and this would weigh on business confidence and investment intentions, as well as consumer sentiment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">The deliberations were from the weeks preceding Feb. 1, when U.S. President Donald Trump followed through on his threat and signed an executive order imposing a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods and a 10 per cent tariff on Canadian energy. In response, Trudeau promised 25 per cent retaliatory tariffs on $155 billion worth of U.S. goods. A 30-day pause on the tariffs was secured on Feb. 3, after Trudeau promised to direct more resources to the Canada-U.S. border.<\/p>\n<p>In its monetary policy report released on Jan. 29, the central bank\u2019s \u201cbenchmark calibration,\u201d which assumes price changes in line with patterns observed with previous tariffs, a 25 per cent U.S. tariff on all imported goods and subsequent equal retaliation from trading partners would lead to a hit of 2.5 percentage points to Canada\u2019s GDP at the end of the first year.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"js-widget-content article-content__widget-group article-content__widget-group--content-slot14 article-content__widget-group--newsletter-slot\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-widget__new-story-page fp-headlinenews background--primary-light-gradient\" aria-labelledby=\"FinancialPostTopStories1926006559848017926002039762976768\" data-account-id=\"b9d3df2fccd108b5eff3c44f573b2cd6\" data-aqa=\"widget-newsletter\" data-newsletter=\"single\" data-newsletter-component=\"\" data-target-list=\"FP_HeadlineNews\" data-widget=\"newsletter\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-new-story-page-template\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-widget__header__new-story-page\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-widget__banner__new-story-page\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Top Stories\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.0.4\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Top Stories<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__text__new-story-page\">Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"newsletter-widget__body__new-story-page\">\n<div class=\"js-replace-main__new-story-page\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__disclaimer__new-story-page text-size--tiny\">By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-submit-success\" hidden=\"\" id=\"submitSuccessFP_HeadlineNews\">\n<p>Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__text__new-story-page\">A welcome email is on its way. 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Please try again<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_3\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment4919017749079162928351619758161920\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 3<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-3\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Members discussed how the impacts of a trade conflict on Canada in the short-term would add significant pressure on incomes in Canada\u2019s export sector and the Canadian dollar would depreciate further <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014 <\/span>although by what amount would depend on how much the market had already priced in tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>In the long-term, members discussed how a protracted trade war would require monetary policy to guard against any second round impacts from tariffs, including higher inflation expectations. They also discussed how monetary policy would have to take into account any fiscal responses Canadian governments might take and that they would have to \u201cconsider the downward pressure on inflation from weakness in the economy and weigh that against the upward pressure on inflation from higher input prices and supply chain disruptions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Policymakers also discussed at length how trade uncertainty, even absent applied tariffs, had already lead companies to re-evaluate investment in Canada. Members of the governing council agreed this supported the case for a lower policy rate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMembers discussed recent survey results from the Business Leaders\u2019 Pulse and anecdotal information that indicated that some businesses were considering shifting investment to the United States. This would likely lead to negative effects on hiring, labour income and household spending.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_4\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment9518357272114675850253915463352320\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 4<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-4\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"4\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-4\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem has already acknowledged this in a speech hosted by the Bank for International Settlements in Mexico City on Feb. 6.<\/p>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"moreTopicLabel2150304099073796301097311225774080\" class=\"more-topic\" data-aqa=\"embed-more-topic\" data-carousel-component=\"\" data-carousel-icon-button=\"\" data-carousel-type=\"list\">\n<p>Recommended from Editorial<\/p>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-prev\" data-carousel-prev=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"previous\" type=\"button\"\/><\/p>\n<ol class=\"more-topic__items list-unstyled\" data-carousel-slide-list=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<li data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" uncertainty=\"\" a=\"\" on=\"\" businesses=\"\" data-carousel-item=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\"> <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem during a news conference in Ottawa.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/no0205macklem.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=0Iwcf6gaDH8lzArVifTSiA\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/no0205macklem.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=5&amp;sig=66SleFKDuVHdESQUJsIfNg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/no0205macklem.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=0Iwcf6gaDH8lzArVifTSiA, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/no0205macklem.jpg?h=192&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=jjijCxt2EDbEp9WUtHGp7A 2x,&#10; 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                                            https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/no0129macklem.jpg?h=288&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=aOch6ly7KfALtaXXLrcvdg 3x\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\">Bank of Canada could hit pause by March<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-next\" data-carousel-next=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"next\" type=\"button\"\/><\/section>\n<p>\u201cPresident Donald Trump\u2019s threats of new tariffs are already affecting business and household confidence, particularly in Canada and Mexico,\u201d he said. \u201cThe longer this uncertainty persists, the more it will weigh on economic activity in our countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Members also acknowledged monetary policy would not be able to offset the longer-term implications of a trade war, but would \u201conly be able to smooth the path in the short-term as the economy transitions to a lower productivity and lower output trajectory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\"><em>\u2022 Email: jgowling@postmedia.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\"><em><strong>Bookmark our website and support our journalism:<\/strong> Don\u2019t miss the business news you need to know \u2014 add financialpost.com to your bookmarks and sign up for our newsletters here.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__share-group article-delimiter\" data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" data-evt-typ=\"page_scroll\">\n<p>Share this article in your social network<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<br \/>Bank of Canada says trade war will hurt Canada more than the U.S.<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>2025-02-12 19:28:07<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links News Economy Deliberations show looming trade uncertainty contributed to decision to cut interest rate Published Feb 12, 2025 \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 Last updated 7\u00a0hours ago \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 3 minute read&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":56173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-56172","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56172\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/56173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}