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• October 23, 2024

  Monetary Policy Report—October 2024—Global economy

  Overall, global economic growth continues to evolve as expected. However, the composition of that growth has changed.
• October 23, 2024

  Monetary Policy Report—October 2024—Canadian economy—Outlook

  Economic growth in Canada is forecast to pick up gradually and average 2¼% over the projection. Inflation is expected to remain near the 2% target.
• October 23, 2024

  Monetary Policy Report—October 2024—Canadian economy—Current conditions

  Canadian economic activity is evolving largely as expected. Inflation is now near the middle of the Bank of Canada’s control range of 1% to 3%.

• Beyond the averages: Measuring underlying wage growth using Labour Force Survey microdata

  Staff Analytical Note 2024-23 Fares Bounajm, Tessa Devakos, Gabriela Galassi

  When it comes to understanding the influence of labour costs on inflation, average wage growth is a misleading indicator because it is affected by composition effects. We propose an alternative measure that corrects for these effects by using microdata from the Labour Force Survey. Our new measure has many desirable properties, including reduced volatility and a better relationship with labour market fundamentals.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes Research Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods, Labour markets JEL Code(s): C, C3, C31, J, J2, J21, J3, J30, J31, J8, J82
• October 17, 2024

  Conference on Real-Time Data Analysis, Methods and Applications

  The Bank of Canada is hosting the annual Conference on Real-Time Data Analysis, Methods and Applications in Macroeconomics and Finance at its Head Office in Ottawa on October 17 and 18, 2024.

  Content Type(s): Conferences and workshops
• October 16, 2024

  Entering into a compliance agreement with the Bank of Canada

  This supervisory policy addresses why the Bank of Canada may offer a compliance agreement to a payment service provider (PSP), the process for entering into a compliance agreement with the Bank of Canada, and what PSPs should expect if they enter into this type of agreement.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Research Topic(s): Enforcement
• October 16, 2024

  Annual reporting of retail payment activity metrics

  This supervisory policy outlines the retail payment activity metrics that payment service providers must report as part of the annual reporting form.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Research Topic(s): Reporting, Supervision
• October 16, 2024

  Annual reporting

  This supervisory policy provides an overview of annual reporting requirements and clarifies how the Bank of Canada expects payment service providers to comply with those requirements.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Research Topic(s): Reporting, Supervision
• October 16, 2024

  Reporting of retail payment activity metrics at registration

  This supervisory policy outlines the retail payment activity metrics that payment service providers must report at registration.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Research Topic(s): Registration, Reporting
• October 16, 2024

  Reporting changes to registration information

  This supervisory policy explains how the Bank of Canada expects registered payment service providers to comply with requirements to provide updated registration information.

  Content Type(s): Retail payments supervision materials, Supervisory policies Research Topic(s): Registration, Reporting