April 24, 2024
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April 24, 2024
Release of the Bank of Canada’s summary of deliberations
On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, the Bank of Canada will publish a summary of the deliberations that took place ahead of its interest rate decision on April 10, 2024. -
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April 22, 2024
Release: Market Participants Survey
10:30 (ET)
The Market Participants Survey is conducted quarterly. Bank of Canada staff reach out to a diverse set of participants in financial markets to gather their views on key macroeconomic and financial variables as well as on monetary policy. -
April 22, 2024
Market Participants Survey—First Quarter of 2024
The Market Participants Survey results are based on questionnaire responses from about 30 financial market participants. -
April 19, 2024
Media roundtable with Governor Macklem
As is customary, Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, will today hold a virtual roundtable with journalists from the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Spring meetings in Washington, DC. -
April 17, 2024
Introduction of one-month treasury bill
In line with the announcement in the federal 2024 Budget, the Government of Canada will be introducing a temporary one-month treasury bill. -
U.S. Macroeconomic News and Low-Frequency Changes in Small Open Economies’ Bond Yields
Using two complementary approaches, we investigate the importance of U.S. macroeconomic news in driving low-frequency fluctuations in the term structure of interest rates in Canada, Sweden and the United Kingdom. We find that U.S. macroeconomic news is particularly important to explain changes in the expectation components of the nominal, real and break-even inflation rates of small open economies. -
Liquidity risks at Canadian life insurance companies
We examine how life insurers manage liquidity risks created by their business model. We find that Canadian life insurers did not face significant liquidity draws and continued their usual investment behaviour during the COVID-19 crisis and as interest rates increased in 2022. -
April 16, 2024
Fireside Chat: Tiff Macklem, Governor
13:15 (ET)
Wilson Center
Washington DC
Economic trends in North America