Posts

• December 8, 2016

  Engaging Canadians: a #bankNOTEable process

  Remarks Stephen S. Poloz Canadian Museum of History Gatineau, Quebec

  Governor Poloz, with Ministers Morneau and Hadju, announces the #bankNOTEable woman.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Bank notes
• December 7, 2016

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1/2 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/4 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• December 2, 2016

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 2 December 2016

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
• December 1, 2016

  Bank of Canada announces details of forthcoming changes to its published foreign exchange rate data

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced a final list of the 26 foreign currency exchange rates that it will continue to publish after 1 March 2017.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee
• November 30, 2016

  Research Update - November 2016

  This monthly newsletter features the latest research publications by Bank of Canada economists including external publications and working papers published on the Bank of Canada’s website.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Research newsletters
• November 29, 2016

  Quarterly Financial Report - Third Quarter 2016

  Quarterly Financial Report - Third Quarter 2016 - For the period ended 30 September 2016

  Content Type(s): Publications, Quarterly Financial Report
• November 28, 2016

  Growth of the service sector is helping Canada’s economy return to full output, Governor Poloz says

  Media Relations Toronto, Ontario

  The rise of the service sector in the Canadian economy is a natural process that is leading to high-quality jobs and supporting the return of sustained economic growth, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz said today.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• November 28, 2016

  From Hewers of Wood to Hewers of Code: Canada’s Expanding Service Economy

  Remarks Stephen S. Poloz C.D. Howe Institute Toronto, Ontario

  Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses how growth in Canada’s service sector is leading to high-paying jobs and helping complete the economic recovery.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Central bank research, Economic models, Firm dynamics, Productivity, Recent economic and financial developments, Service sector
• November 25, 2016

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 25 November 2016

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics

• Capital Flows to Developing Countries: Is There an Allocation Puzzle?

  Staff Working Paper 2016-53 Josef Schroth

  Foreign direct investment inflows are positively related to growth across developing countries—but so are savings in excess of investment. I develop an explanation for this well-established puzzle by focusing on the limited availability of consumer credit in developing countries together with general equilibrium effects.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Foreign reserves management, Interest rates, International financial markets JEL Code(s): E, E1, E13, E2, E21, F, F4, F43