Expert Alert: Bank of Canada interest rate announcement

Sept. 12, 2025
For Immediate Release

The Bank of Canada is scheduled to make an interest rate announcement on Sept. 17, along with information about the factors that influenced their decision to increase, decrease, or keep the rate the same. Wilfrid Laurier University’s Lazaridis School of Business and Economics has experts available to speak about interest rates, including monetary policy, the effects of fiscal policy on inflation and interest rates, and behavioural macroeconomics.

The following list includes Laurier experts who are available to speak at this time but does not represent the full breadth of expertise that exists at the institution. For a more comprehensive inventory of Laurier’s faculty researchers, please consult the Experts at Laurier database.

Edda Claus – monetary policy shocks and their effects on consumers; behavioural macroeconomics; monetary and financial economics. Contact: eclaus@wlu.ca 

Ke Pang – the effects on monetary policy in Canada; Canada’s fiscal health, especially post-pandemic. Contact: kpang@wlu.ca 

Christos Shiamptanis - fiscal sustainability issues and solvency; monetary and fiscal policy; effects of fiscal policy on inflation and interest rates. Contact: cshiamptanis@wlu.ca 

Pierre Siklos – impact of monetary and fiscal policies; economic forecasting; inflation policies. Contact: psiklos@wlu.ca