Press

• November 1, 2018

  Sessions of the Bank of Canada Annual Economic Conference - Webcast

  

  

  David Romer (University of California, Berkeley) delivers the John Kuszczak Memorial Lecture, followed by a panel discussion on the merits of inflation targeting and its alternatives.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• November 1, 2018

  Bank of Canada publishes staff economic projections for the first time

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  Today the Bank of Canada launched a digital database with more than 30 years of past staff economic projections of the Canadian economy.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• October 31, 2018

  Opening Statement before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

  Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce Ottawa, Ontario

  Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and committee members. Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins and I are pleased to be with you today to discuss the Bank’s Monetary Policy Report. At the time of our last appearance in April, our message was about the considerable economic progress that we had seen. We explained that after a lacklustre start […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Research Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Monetary policy, Monetary policy transmission, Recent economic and financial developments
• October 30, 2018

  Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

  Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario

  Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and committee members. Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins and I are pleased to be with you today to discuss the Bank’s Monetary Policy Report. At the time of our last appearance in April, our message was about the considerable economic progress that we had seen. We explained that after a lacklustre start […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Research Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Monetary policy, Monetary policy transmission, Recent economic and financial developments
• October 25, 2018

  Money for Nothing? A Central Banker’s Take on Cryptoassets

  Presentation Carolyn A. Wilkins Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins discusses cryptoassets and the key questions they pose for central banks.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Presentations Research Topic(s): Digital currencies and fintech
• October 24, 2018

  Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

  Opening statement Carolyn A. Wilkins

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision and the MPR.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• October 24, 2018

  Monetary Policy Report - Press Conference (Webcasts) - October 2018

  

  

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report - Press conference by Governor Stephen S. Poloz and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins. (11:15 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• October 24, 2018

  Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 1 ¾ per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today increased its target for the overnight rate to 1 ¾ per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 2 per cent and the deposit rate is 1 ½ per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• October 22, 2018

  Payments Canada, the Bank of Canada, TMX Group, Accenture and R3 publish report about the feasibility of equity settlement through Distributed Ledger Technology

  This joint press release describes a new report on the findings of the third phase of the Project Jasper research initiative.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Research Topic(s): Digital currencies and fintech
• October 10, 2018

  Bank of Canada launches new program to foster collaboration with innovators

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada is looking for partners in the private sector and academia to experiment with digital tools and technology, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases