January 18, 2012 Release of the Monetary Policy Report Opening statement Mark Carney Ottawa, Ontario Press conference following the release of the Monetary Policy Report. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
July 4, 2022 Business Outlook Survey—Second Quarter of 2022 Results from the Business Outlook Survey for the second quarter of 2022, along with those from the April, May and June 2022 Business Leaders’ Pulse surveys, suggest that capacity pressures remain elevated and expectations of significant price increases continue to be widespread. Firms anticipate that sales growth will begin to moderate from exceptionally high rates as signs of greater uncertainty emerge. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
June 30, 2023 Business Outlook Survey—Second Quarter of 2023 Results from the Business Outlook Survey for the second quarter of 2023, along with those from the April, May and June 2023 Business Leaders’ Pulse surveys, suggest that capacity pressures remain elevated and expectations of significant price increases continue to be widespread. Firms anticipate that sales growth will begin to moderate from exceptionally high rates as signs of greater uncertainty emerge. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
January 15, 2002 Bank of Canada lowers key policy interest rate by 1/4 percentage point to 2 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 2 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is correspondingly lowered, and the Bank Rate is now 2 1/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
April 14, 2005 Release of the Monetary Policy Report Opening statement David Dodge The Bank expects Canada's economy to grow by about 2 1/2 per cent in 2005 and 3 1/4 per cent in 2006, with growth this year and next coming primarily from strength in domestic demand. To continue to support aggregate demand, we decided to leave the target for the overnight rate unchanged at 2.5 per cent on 12 April. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
July 12, 2017 Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 3/4 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada is raising its target for the overnight rate to 3/4 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/2 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
January 16, 2007 Monetary Policy Report Update – January 2007 The global economy has continued to expand robustly. However, U.S. economic growth slowed in 2006, with the weakness concentrated in the automotive and housing sectors. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
April 15, 2019 Business Outlook Survey—Spring 2019 Results from the spring Business Outlook Survey point to a moderation from previously high levels of domestic and foreign demand for firms in most regions. Investment and employment intentions remain positive. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
March 6, 2013 Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
April 22, 2008 Bank of Canada lowers overnight rate target by 1/2 percentage point to 3 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-half of a percentage point to 3 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases