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• December 15, 2022

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• December 14, 2022

  Anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing controls framework

  The Bank of Canada is committed to supporting a secure, stable and resilient financial system infrastructure. This includes applying a risk-based approach to detect and deter the use of the Bank’s services and delivery channels for illegal purposes.

• Understanding Post-COVID Inflation Dynamics

  Staff Working Paper 2022-50 Martin Harding, Jesper Lindé, Mathias Trabandt

  We propose a macroeconomic model with a nonlinear Phillips curve that has a flat slope when inflationary pressures are subdued and steepens when inflationary pressures are elevated. Our model can generate more sizable inflation surges due to cost-push and demand shocks than a standard linearized model when inflation is high.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Central bank research, Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Economic models, Inflation and prices, Inflation: costs and benefits, Monetary policy, Monetary policy implementation JEL Code(s): E, E3, E30, E31, E32, E37, E4, E44, E5, E52
• December 12, 2022

  Putting the resolute in resolutions: Looking ahead to lower inflation

  Remarks Tiff Macklem Business Council of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia

  Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem discusses the important lessons from 2022 and explains what the Bank is doing to restore price stability for Canadians.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Inflation and prices, Interest rates, International topics, Monetary policy, Recent economic and financial developments
• December 12, 2022

  Reflections on 2022

  Speech summary Tiff Macklem Business Council of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia

  Governor Tiff Macklem discusses the important lessons from events in 2022 and what the Bank is doing to restore price stability for Canadians.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Research Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Inflation and prices, Interest rates, International topics, Monetary policy, Recent economic and financial developments
• December 12, 2022

  CARR Meeting (December 12, 2022)

  Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
• December 9, 2022

  Bank of Canada announces finalists for the eighth annual Governor’s Challenge

  The Bank of Canada has announced the five finalist teams in the 2022–23 edition of The Governor’s Challenge, a competition where university students simulate the role of advisor to the Bank’s Governing Council.

  Content Type(s): Press, Announcements Source(s): The Governor's Challenge

• Monetary Policy, Credit Constraints and SME Employment

  Staff Working Paper 2022-49 Julien Champagne, Émilien Gouin-Bonenfant

  We revisit an old question: how do financial constraints affect the transmission of monetary policy to the real economy? To answer this question, we propose a simple empirical strategy that combines firm-level employment and balance sheet data, identified monetary policy shocks and survey data on financing activities.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Credit and credit aggregates, Econometric and statistical methods, Firm dynamics, Labour markets, Monetary policy JEL Code(s): E, E2, E3, E4, E43, E5, E52, G, G3
• December 8, 2022

  Economic progress report: More transparency in uncertain times

  Remarks Sharon Kozicki Urban Development Institute of Quebec Montréal, Quebec

  Speaking a day after the Bank of Canada’s latest interest rate decision, Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki discusses the current state of the economy and talks about how the Bank is improving both its use of data and the way we communicate with Canadians.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Interest rates, Monetary policy and uncertainty
• December 8, 2022

  Helping Canadians better understand our decisions

  Speech summary Sharon Kozicki Urban Development Institute of Quebec Montréal, Quebec

  Speaking a day after the Bank of Canada decided to raise our policy interest rate, Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki discusses the current state of the economy. She also talks about how we are improving our transparency with Canadians.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Research Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Interest rates, Monetary policy and uncertainty