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Bank of Canada governor to speak amid economic uncertainty

Key interest rate held steady as new tariffs cloud growth prospects for the coming week.

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Bank of Canada governor to speak amid economic uncertainty

What this story says

  • Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem will deliver a speech in Halifax on Monday.
  • The central bank has kept its key interest rate at 2.25 per cent.
  • New tariffs have increased uncertainty surrounding economic growth prospects.
  • Several key economic events are scheduled for the upcoming week, including parliamentary return and retail sales figures.

Who covered it

Left 63%(5)Centre 37%(3)Right 0%(0)

Percentages are shares of the 8 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 2 of the 10 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

45/100

Hype

10/100

10 sources · methodology

Thin on the right so far

None of the 8 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem is scheduled to give a speech in Halifax on Monday. The central bank recently decided to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 2.25 per cent. This decision comes amid concerns that risks for inflation have risen and that new tariffs have made economic growth prospects more uncertain.

The upcoming week also includes the return of MPs to the House of Commons on Monday for the start of the fall sitting. Trade and the economy are expected to be central topics of discussion in Ottawa, particularly concerning new U.S. tariffs and Canada's response. The Elevate tech conference is set to begin in Toronto on Tuesday, with artificial intelligence anticipated to be a significant focus. On Thursday, Statistics Canada is due to release its July figures for retail sales.

Coverage comparison

What the coverage left out

No right-rated outlet ran this story. The full report from City News mentioned an additional event: the annual Global Business Forum conference in Banff, Alberta, which starts on Thursday and brings together business, academic, and government leaders. This event was not mentioned in any of the left or centre-rated reports or digests.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 2 times, most recently on 21 Sept 2026, 01:15, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

5 rated outlets

  • Left-rated reports highlighted Tiff Macklem's upcoming speech in Halifax on Monday and the Bank of Canada's decision to hold the key interest rate at 2.25 per cent. These reports also noted that new tariffs have increased uncertainty regarding economic growth prospects. The return of MPs to the House of Commons on Monday, with trade and the economy expected to be key discussion points, was also mentioned. The Elevate tech conference starting in Toronto on Tuesday, focusing on AI, and the release of July retail sales figures on Thursday were also included.

Centre

3 rated outlets

  • Centre-rated reports focused on Tiff Macklem's scheduled speech in Halifax on Monday and the Bank of Canada's decision to maintain its key interest rate at 2.25 per cent. These reports also pointed to increased uncertainty for economic growth due to new tariffs. The return of MPs to the House of Commons on Monday, the upcoming Elevate tech conference in Toronto beginning Tuesday, and the release of July retail sales figures on Thursday were also noted as significant events for the coming week.

Right

0 rated outlets

No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Bank of Canada governor to speak amid economic uncertainty?
Of the 8 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 63% are rated left, 37% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 10. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Bank of Canada governor to speak amid economic uncertainty left or right?
Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 8 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
Is the coverage of Bank of Canada governor to speak amid economic uncertainty biased?
Bank of Canada governor to speak amid economic uncertainty is one event reported by 10 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Bank of Canada governor to speak amid economic uncertainty?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Bank of Canada governor to speak amid economic uncertainty?
10 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
When will the Bank of Canada governor give a speech?
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem is scheduled to give a speech in Halifax on Monday. This event is part of a week of anticipated business and economic news.
What is the current key interest rate in Canada?
The Bank of Canada has kept its key interest rate on hold at 2.25 per cent. This rate has remained unchanged following the central bank's recent decision.
What factors are creating economic uncertainty?
New tariffs have been identified as a factor increasing uncertainty surrounding economic growth prospects. Additionally, risks for inflation have reportedly increased, contributing to the economic outlook.

Read it at the source

10 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.

Left

5

Centre

3

Right

0

No outlet in this group ran the story.

Not rated

2

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