Former central banker Mark Carney has strongly suggested he will run to be Canada’s next prime minister during an appearance on Jon Stewart’s ‘The Daily Show’.

Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney will announce on Thursday he is running to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party, CBC News said on Wednesday.

The frontrunners for the Liberal leadership are former central banker Mark Carney and ex-Finance Minster Chrystia Freeland.

Canada’s governing Liberal Party will announce the country’s new prime minister March 9 after a leadership vote that follows the resignation of Justin Trudeau this week.

Former Canadian finance minister Chrystia Freeland is running to be the next leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Canada.

In a report following its review of actions taken in response to the pandemic, the Bank of Canada committed to using an exit condition for quantitative easing (QE) in the event it’s needed again, and to communicate more clearly the rationale behind the use of the program.

Chrystia Freeland has called for economic retaliation if President-elect Trump follows through with his threat to impose tariffs.

Mr Carney, who was also governor of the Bank of England, is running as an outsider with considerable financial experience. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Carney slams Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre at his leadership campaign launch and vows to build Canada’s economy.

Chrystia Freeland, whose abrupt resignation as finance minister last month forced Justin Trudeau’s exit as prime minister, said she is running to be the next leader of the

In announcing his candidacy, Carney said he had resigned from all of his commercial roles — including his position on the global advisory board of Pacific Investment Management Co.