The Hub: News & Events for January 10, 2019

View this email in your browser Central 1 News you need to know   Bank of Canada Rate Announcement The Bank of Canada left its policy rates unchanged in response to weaker economic growth. Weaker than expected oil prices, housing activity and consumer spending prompted a downward revision to Canada's near-term growth forecasts. B.C. population rises above five million (Business in Vancouver, article by Bryan Yu, Central 1's deputy chief economist) B.C. hit a new milestone as its population surpassed five million people for the first time on record as of October 1, 2018. Central 1 Events April 24-25, 2019 Member Forum  Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre (Save the date) April 25, 2019 Central 1 AGM Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre (Save the date) September 8-10, 2019 Momentum Summit & Trade Show Westin Harbor Castle, Toronto (Save the date)   Industry News Economics Treat rallying loonie with a 'heavy dose of skepticism': Rosenberg (BNN Bloomberg) Bank of Canada once again faces the dilemma of a two-speed economy: Don Pittis (CBC) Canada's Economic Outlook Gets Downgrade From Bank Of Canada, But Quick Rebound Expected (Huffington Post) Payments Square opens up payment system to app developers with SDK (IT Business) Alipay's Vancouver head office scores major advances in Canada (Business in Vancouver) Motiv ring to provide biometric payments later this year (Biometric Update) Technology Bitcoin declines as cryptocurrencies take a sudden lurch lower (BNN Bloomberg)   Industry Events January 22-23, 2019 A Shared Vision Delta Ottawa City Centre February 19-20, 2019 Global Alliance for Banking on Values Vancouver Convention Centre March 27-29, 2019 Ontario Credit Union Conference Toronto Airport Marriott Hotel (Save the Date) May 5-8, 2019 2019 National Conference for Canada's Credit Unions Winnipeg Convention Centre   Have some credit union news or events? To submit items email newslist@central1.com *please include an URL to the requested item Copyright © 2018 Central 1 Credit Union, All rights reserved. Unsubscribe from The Hub The Hub is brought to you by Member & External Communications. Questions or feedback regarding The Hub? Email communications@central1.com. Unsubscribe from all commercial messages from Central 1  Please note: this option will remove you from all future Central 1 communications. Should this message not be applicable to you, we encourage you to unsubscribe from this list only.

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