October 23, 2013 Monetary Policy Report – October 2013 The Canadian economy is expected to grow by 1.6 per cent in 2013, 2.3 per cent in 2014 and 2.6 per cent in 2015, and to reach full production capacity around the end of 2015. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
Privacy-Preserving Post-Quantum Credentials for Digital Payments Staff working paper 2023-33 Raza Ali Kazmi, Duc-Phong Le, Cyrus Minwalla Digital payments and decentralized systems enable the creation of new financial products and services for users. One core challenge in digital payments is the need to protect users from fraud and abuse while retaining privacy in individual transactions. We propose a pseudonymous credential scheme for use in payment systems to tackle this problem. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers JEL Code(s): E, E4, E42, G, G2, G21, O, O3, O31 Research Theme(s): Money and payments, Digital assets and fintech, Payment and financial market infrastructures, Retail payments
Characterizing Breadth in Canadian Economic Activity Staff analytical note 2020-1 Taylor Webley, Carla Valerio, Maureen MacIsaac Real growth in gross domestic product tends to be meaningfully higher when a large share of industries and demand components are growing—that is, when growth is broad across many fronts. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes JEL Code(s): E, E3, E32 Research Theme(s): Models and tools, Economic models, Monetary policy, Real economy and forecasting
February 9, 2022 Producing growth with less inflation Speech summary Tiff Macklem Canadian Chamber of Commerce Canada 360 Summit Ottawa, Ontario Governor Tiff Macklem discusses how—by investing in technology and people—businesses can help the economy grow more with less inflation. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economic models, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation, Inflation targeting framework
Financial Crisis Interventions Staff working paper 2016-29 Josef Schroth This paper develops a model of an economy where bank credit supports both productive investment and individual consumption smoothing in the face of idiosyncratic income risk. Bank credit is constrained by bank equity capital. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers JEL Code(s): E, E1, E13, E3, E32, E4, E44 Research Theme(s): Financial system, Financial stability and systemic risk, Financial system regulation and oversight, Household and business credit
December 6, 1999 Bank of Canada Governor speaks to The Fraser Institute Media Relations Vancouver, British Columbia There is increasing international consensus that monetary policy can contribute to productivity growth and rising standards of living by establishing a stable, low-inflation environment, Bank of Canada Governor Gordon Thiessen told The Fraser Institute in a speech today. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
Endogenous Liquidity and Capital Reallocation Staff working paper 2022-27 Wei Cui, Randall Wright, Yu Zhu We study economies where firms acquire capital in primary markets then retrade it in secondary markets after information on idiosyncratic productivity arrives. Our secondary markets incorporate bilateral trade with search, bargaining and liquidity frictions. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers JEL Code(s): E, E2, E22, E4, E44 Research Theme(s): Financial markets and funds management, Market functioning, Financial system, Household and business credit, Models and tools, Economic models, Monetary policy, Monetary policy framework and transmission
October 21, 2004 Bank of Canada releases Monetary Policy Report Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Canadian economy has grown faster than was projected in last April's Monetary Policy Report and the July Update, largely because of a surge in exports. It is now operating near its production capacity and continues to adjust to global economic developments. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases