June 23, 2004 Bank of Canada Workshop on Regulation, Transparency, and the Quality of Fixed-Income Markets Financial System Review - June 2004 Lorie Zorn Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles
September 10, 2003 Fostering Confidence Remarks David Dodge Vancouver Board of Trade Vancouver, British Columbia It's great to be back in Vancouver and to renew acquaintances at the Board of Trade. I'm going to spend some time today discussing the Bank of Canada's outlook for the Canadian economy and inflation, and how we are responding. But in order to understand the current economic situation, we need to look at some of the extraordinary events of the past year or so and how those events have affected the economy. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
July 20, 2010 Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 3/4 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point 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
March 9, 2010 Inflation Expectations and the Conduct of Monetary Policy: A Review of Recent Evidence and Experience Bank of Canada Review - Spring 2010 Rose Cunningham, Brigitte Desroches, Eric Santor This article explores the role of inflation expectations in the conduct of monetary policy. It reviews the various measures of inflation expectations used by central banks, including surveys and market-based indicators, and considers their advantages and disadvantages. It examines the critical role of inflation expectations in the framework that central banks use to understand, forecast, and control inflation. It also looks at their role as an indicator of central bank credibility. The behaviour of inflation expectations over the past two years is analyzed and policy conclusions are offered. Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles
October 13, 2021 Climate change and the Bank of Canada We’re taking steps to better understand the impacts of climate change on the economy and to reduce our environmental footprint. Content Type(s): Background materials
October 23, 2024 Monetary Policy Report—October 2024 Monetary policy has worked to reduce price pressures in the Canadian economy. Inflation is now around 2% and is expected to remain near the middle of the Bank of Canada’s control range of 1% to 3% over the projection. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
Bank Runs, Bank Competition and Opacity Staff working paper 2021-30 Toni Ahnert, David Martinez-Miera How is the stability of the financial sector affected by competition in the deposit market and by decisions banks make about transparency? We find that policies that aim to increase bank competition lead to higher bank deposit rates, increasing both withdrawal incentives and instability. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers JEL Code(s): G, G0, G01, G2, G21 Research Theme(s): Financial markets and funds management, Market structure, Financial system, Financial institutions and intermediation, Financial stability and systemic risk, Financial system regulation and oversight
July 19, 2017 Bank of Canada recognizes RCMP’s Integrated Counterfeit Enforcement Team with Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence Media Relations Montréal, Quebec The Bank of Canada today presented the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Integrated Counterfeit Enforcement Team (ICET), C Division (Quebec), with the 2017 Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
May 1, 2019 Opening Statement before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce Ottawa, Ontario Opening Statement before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation, Inflation targeting framework
January 18, 2017 Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz, Carolyn A. Wilkins Ottawa, Ontario Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision and the MPR. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economic models, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation, Inflation targeting framework