Bank of Canada Keeps Some Dry Powder as Ottawa Spends

Bank of Canada Keeps Some Dry Powder as Ottawa Spends
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, on Oct. 28, 2020. Reuters/Blair Gable
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OTTAWA/TORONTO—Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem sees the benefit of sticking with increased government spending to support an economy that has been hammered by the COVID-19 crisis, even as the central bank keeps some of its own firepower in reserve.

Macklem told Reuters late Wednesday that there was “no question” the emergency supports the Canadian government had put in place were needed and warned against pulling back too soon.