February 14, 2024 Panel participation by Rhys R. Mendes, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada On Wednesday, February 14, 2024, Rhys R. Mendes, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, will participate in a panel discussion at the Lazaridis School of Business & Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University. Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
February 8, 2024 Webpage for Government of Canada purchases of Canada Mortgage Bonds The Bank of Canada is today launching a new webpage with details on the Government of Canada’s purchases of Canada Mortgage Bonds (CMBs). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canada Mortgage Bonds: Government purchases and holdings
February 7, 2024 Release of the Bank of Canada’s summary of deliberations On Wednesday, February 7, 2024, the Bank of Canada will publish a summary of the deliberations that took place ahead of its interest rate decision on January 24, 2024. Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
February 6, 2024 Bank of Canada Media Interview – Le Devoir Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, gave an interview to Le Devoir. Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
February 6, 2024 Bank of Canada Media Interview – The Logic Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, gave an interview to The Logic. Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
February 6, 2024 Speech by Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada On Tuesday, February 6, 2024, Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, will speak before the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations (CORIM). Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
February 6, 2024 Monetary policy: It’s perfectly imperfect Speech summary Tiff Macklem Montreal Council on Foreign Relations Montréal, Quebec Governor Tiff Macklem speaks about the effectiveness—and limitations—of monetary policy. He highlights how raising and lowering the policy interest rate ultimately keeps inflation low, stable and predictable, despite significant shocks to the economy. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Research Topic(s): Housing, Inflation targets, Inflation: costs and benefits, Interest rates, Monetary policy, Monetary policy implementation, Monetary policy transmission, Price stability, Productivity
February 6, 2024 Monetary policy: The right tool for the right job Remarks Tiff Macklem Montreal Council on Foreign Relations Montréal, Quebec Governor Tiff Macklem discusses how monetary policy is working to bring inflation down—and how it has worked to return inflation to target over the last 25 years. He also talks about the limits of monetary policy, and why the right focus is on controlling inflation in the medium term. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Housing, Inflation targets, Inflation: costs and benefits, Interest rates, Monetary policy, Monetary policy implementation, Monetary policy transmission, Price stability, Productivity