The Bank of Canada holds

Chris Wattie/Reuters The Bank of Canada has held rates again at 0.50%, as virtually everyone had expected. "Overall, recent data on the global and Canadian economics have been consistent with the Bank's projection of improving growth," the bank wrote in the accompanying policy statement. "In Canada, recent consumption and housing indicators suggest growth in the fourth quarter of 2016 may have been slightly stronger than expected," it added. "While there have been recent gains in employment, sub...