07:27 AM EDT, 05/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Canada is scheduled to release international securities transactions figures for March at 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday, noted Bank of Montreal (BMO).

The Bank of Canada's Senior Loan Officer Survey for Q1 is slated to be published at 10:30 a.m. ET Friday.

The province of Ontario tabled its budget late Thursday. Ontario's 2025 budget marks a significant deterioration on conservative forecasts for base revenue and spending amid a meaningful economic slowdown, said the bank. While the planning assumptions are broadly reasonable, the direction of the trade war with the United States will determine which risks materialize.