June 30, 2018
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June 29, 2018
Business Outlook Survey - Summer 2018
Supported by expectations of sustained demand, responses to the summer Business Outlook Survey point to continued business optimism, particularly outside the energy-producing regions. In this context, firms reported increasing pressures on capacity and prices. -
June 29, 2018
The Bank of Canada releases the summer issues of the Business Outlook Survey and the Senior Loan Officer Survey
The summer issues of the Business Outlook Survey and the Senior Loan Officer Survey will be released on Friday, June 29, 2018. -
June 29, 2018
Senior Loan Officer Survey—Second Quarter of 2018
Survey results for the second quarter of 2018 suggest that overall lending conditions eased somewhat, both for households and business, driven by competition for mortgage and corporate lending. -
June 27, 2018
Bank of Canada Media Interview – Times Colonist
Stephen S. Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada, gave an interview to the Times Colonist. The story will be available online and in the newspaper: http://www.timescolonist.com/ -
June 27, 2018
Speech by Stephen S. Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada
On Wednesday, June 27, 2018, Stephen S. Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada, will speak to the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce. -
June 27, 2018
Transparency strengthens public trust and makes monetary policy more effective, Governor Poloz says
Transparency in monetary policy can help build trust with the public and financial markets and promote a more resilient economy, Governor Stephen S. Poloz said in a speech today. -
Readability and the Bank of Canada
In this note, I assess the readability of Bank of Canada publications using a formula commonly used for this type of evaluation. I find that Bank publications are more difficult to read than the media articles and other content our target audiences likely consume. This suggests that more simple writing can help the Bank better meet its communication objectives. -
June 27, 2018
Let Me Be Clear: From Transparency to Trust and Understanding
Governor Poloz talks about how the Bank is improving communications with the public and helping financial markets understand its monetary policy approach. -
Bootstrapping Mean Squared Errors of Robust Small-Area Estimators: Application to the Method-of-Payments Data
This paper proposes a new bootstrap procedure for mean squared errors of robust small-area estimators. We formally prove the asymptotic validity of the proposed bootstrap method and examine its finite sample performance through Monte Carlo simulations.