October 9, 2015
Senior Loan Officer Survey - Third-Quarter 2015
The survey results suggest that business-lending conditions were largely unchanged during the third quarter of 2015.
Posts
-
-
October 9, 2015
Business Outlook Survey - Autumn 2015
The autumn Business Outlook Survey shows that firms’ expectations continue to diverge as they gradually adjust to an environment of weaker commodity prices and a lower Canadian dollar. The overall sales and investment outlook improved, owing in part to continued support from U.S. demand. However, business sentiment remains weak for firms directly and indirectly tied to the resource sector. -
-
-
The Optimal Level of the Inflation Target: A Selective Review of the Literature and Outstanding Issues
Bank of Canada research done prior to the most recent renewal of the inflation-control agreement in 2011 concluded that the benefits associated with a target below 2 per cent were insufficient to justify the increased risk of being constrained by the zero lower bound (ZLB) on nominal interest rates. -
September 30, 2015
Overnight repos
The Bank conducts overnight repo (OR) operations to ensure the effective implementation of our monetary policy framework. These operations inject liquidity intraday, reinforcing the Bank’s target for the overnight rate. -
September 30, 2015
Overnight reverse repos
The Bank conducts overnight reverse repo (ORR) operations to ensure the effective implementation of our monetary policy framework. These operations withdraw liquidity intraday, reinforcing the Bank’s target for the overnight rate. -
September 30, 2015
Completion of Public Consultations: Bank of Canada's Framework for Financial Market Operations and its Emergency Lending Assistance Policies
The Bank announces changes to its framework for financial market operations and emergency lending assistance policies and provides summaries of its public consultations. -
September 30, 2015
Preliminary Quarterly Term Repo Schedule
As announced today, the Bank of Canada is introducing 1- and 3-month Term Repo operations that will be built up to a target portfolio size of $7 billion to $10 billion over a 6 month implementation period. Below is the preliminary schedule and amounts for the October to December quarter. -
September 30, 2015
Bank of Canada Margin Call Practice for Domestic Market Operations
For transactions outstanding against securities purchased or sold under a term purchase and resale agreement, the Bank values the securities daily, and compares that value to the contract valuation to ensure the Bank is adequately protected.