June 19, 2008 Capitalizing on the Commodity Boom: the Role of Monetary Policy Remarks Mark Carney Haskayne School of Business Calgary, Alberta We are experiencing a commodity super cycle. Throughout the current boom, the scale of price increases has been higher, and the range of affected commodities broader, than in previous upturns. Since 2002, grain and oilseed prices have more than doubled, base metals prices have tripled, and oil prices have quadrupled. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
March 24, 2016 Annual Report 2015 The Annual Report provides an account of the Bank’s management, activities and achievements in 2015; it includes the financial statements and a message from Governor Stephen S. Poloz. Content Type(s): Publications, Annual Report
January 19, 2011 Monetary Policy Report – January 2011 This is a report of the Governing Council of the Bank of Canada: Mark Carney, Tiff Macklem, John Murray, Timothy Lane, Jean Boivin and Agathe Côté. It presents the Bank’s outlook based on data received up to 14 January 2011. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
March 27, 2015 Annual Report 2014 In 2014, inflation remained very close to target, the economy grew at a reasonable pace and there was no material increase in financial stability risks. Nonetheless, the economy still struggled against significant global headwinds. The 2014 Annual Report highlights the Bank of Canada’s key activities and achievements over the year, including a message from Governor Stephen S. Poloz, Management’s Discussion and Analysis, and the 2014 Financial Statements. Content Type(s): Publications, Annual Report
March 24, 2010 The Virtue of Productivity in a Wicked World Remarks Mark Carney Ottawa Economics Association Ottawa, Ontario It is either brave or foolhardy of the Ottawa Economics Association to organize another conference around Canada's perennial challenges of demographics, productivity, and potential growth. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
September 30, 2010 Employment in a Modest Recovery Remarks Mark Carney Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce, Giovanni Caboto Club Windsor, Ontario Insights from financial markets are somewhat fleeting at the moment. A broad range of asset prices from the Canadian dollar to S&P500 futures to European sovereign spreads are unusually correlated and volatile. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
April 24, 2014 Canada’s Hot - and Not - Economy Remarks Stephen S. Poloz Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses the forces fuelling the differences between the hot - and not so hot - sectors of the economy and regions of the country. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
June 9, 2016 Financial System Review - June 2016 The Financial System Review concludes that the overall level of risk to Canada’s financial system is largely unchanged from six months ago. While household vulnerabilities have moved higher, the ongoing economic recovery in Canada means that the overall risk remains the same. The Bank highlights three vulnerabilities in the financial system: the elevated level of household indebtedness, imbalances in some regional housing markets and the fragility of liquidity in fixed-income markets. Content Type(s): Publications, Financial Stability Report
January 18, 2012 Monetary Policy Report – January 2012 The Canadian economy is estimated to have grown by 2.4 per cent in 2011, and is projected to grow by 2.0 per cent in 2012, and 2.8 per cent in 2013, returning to full capacity by the third quarter of 2013. Total CPI inflation is expected to return to the 2 per cent target by the 3rd quarter of 2013. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
February 6, 2001 Monetary Policy Report Update – February 2001 On 23 January, the Bank reduced the Bank Rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 5 3/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report