The Bank of Canada ended its bond buying stimulus program, and accelerated the potential timing of future interest rate increases amid worries that supply disruptions are driving up inflation. In a policy statement on Wednesday, policy makers led by Governor Tiff Macklem announced they would stop growing holdings of Canadian government bonds, ending a quantitative easing program that has poured hundreds of billions into the financial system since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. (Bloomberg) -- They also signaled they could be ready to hike borrowing costs as early as April, as supply constraints limit the ... (full story)