April 24, 2016 Workshop on Commodity Cycles and their Implications Workshop held on 24 and 25 April 2016 (papers in unedited, electronic format only) Content Type(s): Conferences and workshops
December 5, 2018 Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 ¾ per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1 ¾ per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 2 per cent and the deposit rate is 1 ½ per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
October 29, 2013 Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario Thank you for the opportunity for Tiff and me to be with you today to discuss the October Monetary Policy Report, which the Bank published last week. The Bank aims to communicate our objectives openly and effectively and to stand accountable for our actions before Canadians. One of the best ways to do this is […] Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
What Can Earnings Calls Tell Us About the Output Gap and Inflation in Canada? Staff discussion paper 2023-13 Marc-André Gosselin, Temel Taskin We construct new indicators of demand and supply for the Canadian economy by using natural language processing techniques to analyze earnings calls of publicly listed firms. Our results indicate that the new indicators could help central banks identify inflationary pressures in real time. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers JEL Code(s): C, C1, C3, E, E3, E5 Research Theme(s): Models and tools, Econometric, statistical and computational methods, Monetary policy, Inflation dynamics and pressures, Real economy and forecasting
March 12, 2015 Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Opening statement Rhys R. Mendes House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario Rhys Mendes discusses the impact of lower oil prices on the Canadian economy, in general, and on the manufacturing industry, in particular. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
October 6, 2006 Business Outlook Survey - Autumn 2006 Overall, businesses continue to be positive about the economic outlook. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
April 4, 2005 Business Outlook Survey - Spring 2005 Businesses are more optimistic about the economic outlook than in the winter survey. The greater stability of the Canadian dollar in the three months since the previous survey has helped to ease concerns among exporters. Businesses continue to expect strong domestic sales. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
May 16, 2013 Bank of Canada Review - Spring 2013 This issue includes analysis of the unconventional monetary policies recently implemented by central banks, and also presents Bank research in two areas - the migration of labour between economic regions in Canada, and the asset-allocation and funding decisions for Canada’s foreign exchange reserves. Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review
The Ecology of Automated Market Makers Staff discussion paper 2024-12 Annetta Ho, Cosmin Cazan, Andrew Schrumm This paper describes the ecology of automated market makers, which are the most popular decentralized exchange model for the pricing and trading of crypto assets within decentralized finance. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers JEL Code(s): G, G1, G2 Research Theme(s): Financial markets and funds management, Market functioning, Financial system, Financial stability and systemic risk, Financial system regulation and oversight, Money and payments, Digital assets and fintech
March 31, 2022 Research Update - March 2022 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. Content Type(s): Staff research, Research newsletters