October 17, 2017
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October 16, 2017
Backgrounder on the Business Outlook Survey Question on Future Sales Indicators
Since the 2016 summer survey, the results from a question on future sales indicators (FSI) have been included in the Business Outlook Survey (BOS). This backgrounder briefly describes the question and presents the correlations between the responses and various measures of business activity. -
October 16, 2017
Business Outlook Survey - Autumn 2017
Results from the autumn Business Outlook Survey point to continued positive business sentiment across the country, with business activity becoming entrenched. Firms’ prospects remain healthy, although several survey indicators have moderated from the strong summer results. -
October 16, 2017
Senior Loan Officer Survey - Third Quarter of 2017
Survey results point to nearly unchanged overall business-lending conditions in the third quarter. This is the fifth consecutive quarter of unchanged overall conditions. -
October 14, 2017
Government of Canada direct securities and loans: Distribution of holdings (formerly G4)
Distribution of Government of Canada direct securities and loans among the Bank of Canada, Government of Canada and the general public as at weekly Wednesday and at month-end. -
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Measuring Limits of Arbitrage in Fixed-Income Markets
We use relative value to measure limits to arbitrage in fixed-income markets. Relative value captures apparent deviations from no-arbitrage relationships. It is simple, intuitive and can be computed model-free for any bond. -
October 12, 2017
Bank of Canada note liabilities (formerly K1)
Bank of Canada note liabilities include notes issued by chartered banks, the Dominion of Canada, provinces and defunct banks as at year-end. These are note issues that are in the process of being retired, and liability for them has been taken over by the Bank of Canada from the original issuers. -
October 12, 2017
Chartered banks: Total foreign currency assets and liabilities (formerly C9)
Month-end data on chartered bank foreign currency assets and liabilities. -
October 12, 2017
Historical chartered bank assets and liabilities: Selected seasonally adjusted series (formerly C8)
Inactive: Starting with reference month October 2020, the Bank of Canada no longer updates this table.