Publications

• July 6, 2020

  A road map to payment systems

  

  Paul Miller, Ariel Olivares

  Your money on the move

  Content Type(s): Publications, The Economy, Plain and Simple Research Topic(s): Payment clearing and settlement systems
• July 6, 2020

  Business Outlook Survey—Summer 2020

  Results from the summer Business Outlook Survey suggest that business sentiment is strongly negative in all regions and sectors due to impacts from the COVID 19 pandemic and the drop in oil prices. Firms reported that weak demand is reducing both capacity pressures and expectations for price growth.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
• July 6, 2020

  Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations—Second Quarter of 2020

  The Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations (CSCE) focuses on respondents’ views on inflation, the labour market and household finances. The survey for the second quarter of 2020 was conducted from May 11 to June 1, 2020. Given the ongoing pandemic, in this survey, specific questions were added about the impact on Canadians of COVID‑19 and the measures to contain the spread of the virus.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations
• June 30, 2020

  Our COVID-19 response: Navigating diverse economic impacts

  Lawrence L. Schembri

  The pandemic and related measures to control the spread of the virus have deeply affected Canadians and the Canadian economy. The impacts have been different across sectors and regions. The economic recovery will also vary across the country as local economies start to reopen.

  Content Type(s): Publications, The Economy, Plain and Simple Research Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
• June 29, 2020

  Our COVID-19 response: Supporting operations

  Filipe Dinis

  When the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic became clear, the Bank moved quickly to adapt its internal operations and support business continuity in our financial system.

  Content Type(s): Publications, The Economy, Plain and Simple Research Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
• June 10, 2020

  Our COVID-19 response: Keeping markets liquid

  Toni Gravelle

  When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Canada, the Bank of Canada acted quickly. We needed to make sure the financial system worked well enough that credit could continue to flow. That meant addressing shortages of liquidity in financial markets—the backbone for lending and borrowing in the economy.

  Content Type(s): Publications, The Economy, Plain and Simple Research Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
• May 27, 2020

  What’s behind your mortgage rate

  

  Yang Xu, Yi Zheng

  Here’s what determines the interest rate on your mortgage—and why that rate can go up and down.

  Content Type(s): Publications, The Economy, Plain and Simple Research Topic(s): Financial services, Housing, Interest rates, Monetary policy transmission
• May 22, 2020

  Our COVID-19 response: Policy actions

  Timothy Lane

  In the days and weeks since the COVID-19 pandemic came to Canada, the Bank of Canada has been taking action to ensure our economy and financial system are weathering the unprecedented shock of the shutdown.

  Content Type(s): Publications, The Economy, Plain and Simple Research Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
• May 21, 2020

  Quarterly Financial Report - First Quarter 2020

  Quarterly Financial Report - First Quarter 2020 - For the period ended March 31, 2020

  Content Type(s): Publications, Quarterly Financial Report
• May 14, 2020

  Financial System Review Summary—2020

  

  Stephen S. Poloz, Carolyn A. Wilkins, Timothy Lane, Lawrence L. Schembri, Paul Beaudry, Toni Gravelle

  This issue of the Financial System Review focuses on the impact of COVID 19. The pandemic presents an unprecedented shock to the Canadian economy. This report identifies the effects on the Canadian financial system and explains how recent actions by the Bank and other policy-makers are helping to manage them. It further describes how a resilient financial system can help households and businesses smooth the effects of the COVID-19 shock and prepare for a robust recovery.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Financial Stability Report