October 9, 2015
Senior Loan Officer Survey - Third-Quarter 2015
The survey results suggest that business-lending conditions were largely unchanged during the third quarter of 2015.
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October 9, 2015
Business Outlook Survey - Autumn 2015
The autumn Business Outlook Survey shows that firms’ expectations continue to diverge as they gradually adjust to an environment of weaker commodity prices and a lower Canadian dollar. The overall sales and investment outlook improved, owing in part to continued support from U.S. demand. However, business sentiment remains weak for firms directly and indirectly tied to the resource sector. -
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The Optimal Level of the Inflation Target: A Selective Review of the Literature and Outstanding Issues
Bank of Canada research done prior to the most recent renewal of the inflation-control agreement in 2011 concluded that the benefits associated with a target below 2 per cent were insufficient to justify the increased risk of being constrained by the zero lower bound (ZLB) on nominal interest rates. -
September 30, 2015
Completion of Public Consultations: Bank of Canada's Framework for Financial Market Operations and its Emergency Lending Assistance Policies
The Bank announces changes to its framework for financial market operations and emergency lending assistance policies and provides summaries of its public consultations. -
September 30, 2015
Preliminary Quarterly Term Repo Schedule
As announced today, the Bank of Canada is introducing 1- and 3-month Term Repo operations that will be built up to a target portfolio size of $7 billion to $10 billion over a 6 month implementation period. Below is the preliminary schedule and amounts for the October to December quarter. -
September 30, 2015
Changes to the Bank of Canada’s Framework for Financial Market Operations
On 5 May, 2015, the Bank of Canada published a consultation paper outlining proposed changes to its framework for financial market operations. Interested parties were invited to provide comments, and the Bank also held a series of meetings with industry associations and other stakeholders. Summary of comments received Respondents were supportive of the overall direction […] -
September 30, 2015
Consultations on the Bank of Canada Emergency Lending Policies: Summary and Responses to Comments Received
On 5 May 2015, the Bank of Canada published a consultation document entitled “Bank of Canada Emergency Lending Policies.” The consultation period ended on 4 July 2015. This page summarizes the comments received and the Bank of Canada’s responses to those comments. -
September 30, 2015
Research Update - September 2015
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.