Posts

• From Micro to Macro Hysteresis: Long-Run Effects of Monetary Policy

  Staff Working Paper 2024-39 Felipe Alves, Giovanni L. Violante

  We explore the long-run effects of a monetary policy shock in a Heterogeneous Agent New Keynesian model built on the micro evidence that job losses lead to persistently lower individual earnings through a combination of skill decay and abandonment of the labour force.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Labour markets, Monetary policy transmission JEL Code(s): E, E2, E21, E24, E3, E31, E32, E5, E52, J, J2, J24, J6, J64

• Does Unconventional Monetary and Fiscal Policy Contribute to the COVID Inflation Surge in the US?

  Staff Working Paper 2024-38 Jing Cynthia Wu, Yinxi Xie, Ji Zhang

  We assess whether unconventional monetary and fiscal policy implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. contribute to the 2021-2023 inflation surge through the lens of several different empirical methodologies and establish a null result.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Central bank research, Fiscal policy, Inflation and prices, Monetary policy JEL Code(s): E, E3, E31, E5, E52, E6, E63
• October 23, 2024

  La Tribune

  

  Nicolas Vincent, Deputy Governor of the Bank
  Interview with La Tribune

  Content Type(s): Press, Media activities
• October 23, 2024

  Bank of Canada reduces policy rate by 50 basis points to 3¾%

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today reduced its target for the overnight rate to 3¾%, with the Bank Rate at 4% and the deposit rate at 3¾%.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• October 23, 2024

  Monetary Policy Report—October 2024

  

  Monetary policy has worked to reduce price pressures in the Canadian economy. Inflation is now around 2% and is expected to remain near the middle of the Bank of Canada’s control range of 1% to 3% over the projection.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
• October 23, 2024

  Monetary Policy Report—October 2024—Overview

  Monetary policy has worked to reduce price pressures in the Canadian economy. Inflation is now around 2% and is expected to remain near the middle of the Bank of Canada’s control range of 1% to 3% over the projection.
• October 23, 2024

  Monetary Policy Report—October 2024—Risks

  The Bank of Canada sees both upside and downside risks to the inflation outlook, but the base-case scenario is considered the most likely outcome.
• October 23, 2024

  Monetary Policy Report—October 2024—In focus:

  Prices change all the time, and some change more often than others. How often prices change can affect how quickly shifts in economic conditions affect inflation.
• October 23, 2024

  Monetary Policy Report—October 2024—Projections

  Economic growth in Canada is forecast to pick up gradually. Inflation is expected to remain around 2% as core inflation slows.
• October 23, 2024

  Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

  Opening statement Tiff Macklem Ottawa, Ontario

  Governor Tiff Macklem discusses the Monetary Policy Report and the key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the monetary policy decision.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements