Canadian shares are likely to open on a mixed note Monday morning with investors assessing the possibility of further talks between in the U.S. and Iran and looking ahead to monetary policy announcements from several central banks, including the Bank of Canada and the Federal Reserve, this week.
The Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England are also scheduled to make their monetary policy announcements this week.
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May 01, 2026 15:54 ET Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.