July 2025 Bank of Canada reaction – Don Drummond

Where does Canada stand in the overall picture of growth? And to what extent are interest rates, and interest rate policy, crucial to growth in Canada’s age of industrialization? The Bank of Canada held interest rates steady for a third consecutive time last week. At 2.75 percent, the central bank says the rate is at the mid-way point of its neutral range. As the growth of global hyper-scalers roars ahead and the slowing-down of sectors not linked to the A.I. supply chain in some way unfolds, can North American central bank policy play the pivotal role it once did in driving economic outcomes? Joining today's episode to further discuss the Bank of Canada’s latest rate move - and the scenarios around which it was made - is former TD Bank Chief economist, Don Drummond. Don is also currently the Stauffer-Dunning Fellow at Queen’s University and Fellow-in-Residence at the C.D. Howe Institute. Recorded on July 31, 2025. At Fidelity, our mission is to build a better future for Canadian investors and help them stay ahead. We offer investors and institutions a range of innovative and trusted investment portfolios to help them reach their financial and life goals. Fidelity mutual funds and ETFs are available by working with a financial advisor or through an online brokerage account. Visit fidelity.ca/howtobuy for more information. For a fourth year in a row, FidelityConnects by Fidelity Investments Canada was ranked #1 podcast by Canadian financial advisors in the 2024 Environics’ Advisor Digital Experience Study.