March 9, 2023 Up To Speed, CBC Radio Carolyn Rogers, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada Interview with Up to Speed on CBC Radio Content Type(s): Press, Media activities
March 9, 2023 Economic progress report: Thinking globally, acting locally Remarks Carolyn Rogers Manitoba Chambers of Commerce Winnipeg, Manitoba Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers discusses the Bank’s latest interest rate decision and recent global and domestic developments, including how Canada’s economic and inflation experience compares with other countries. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation, Inflation targeting framework
March 9, 2023 CFEC Meeting (March 9, 2023) State Street Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee
March 9, 2023 Understanding the reasons for high inflation Speech summary Carolyn Rogers Manitoba Chambers of Commerce Winnipeg, Manitoba Speaking a day after we decided to hold the policy rate, Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers talks about the factors behind high inflation and how we know inflation is falling. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation, Inflation targeting framework
March 8, 2023 Bank of Canada maintains policy rate, continues quantitative tightening Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at 4½%, with the Bank Rate at 4¾% and the deposit rate at 4½%. The Bank is also continuing its policy of quantitative tightening. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
March 7, 2023 RPAC Meeting (March 7, 2023) Topics: Overview of draft regulations Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): Retail Payments Advisory Committee
We Didn’t Start the Fire: Effects of a Natural Disaster on Consumers’ Financial Distress Staff working paper 2023-15 Anson T. Y. Ho, Kim Huynh, David T. Jacho-Chávez, Geneviève Vallée We use detailed consumer credit data to investigate the impact of the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, the costliest wildfire disaster in Canadian history, on consumers’ financial stress. We focus on the arrears of insured mortgages because of their important implications for financial institutions and insurers’ business risk and relevant management practices. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers JEL Code(s): C, C2, C21, D, D1, D12, G, G2, G21, Q, Q5, Q54 Research Theme(s): Financial system, Financial stability and systemic risk, Household and business credit, Structural challenges, Climate change
Firms’ inflation expectations and price-setting behaviour in Canada: Evidence from a business survey Staff analytical note 2023-3 Ramisha Asghar, James Fudurich, Jane Voll Canadian firms’ expectations for high inflation may be influencing their price setting, supporting strong price growth and delays in the transmission of monetary policy. Using data from the Business Outlook Survey, we investigate the reasons behind widespread price growth seen in Canada in 2021 and early 2022. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes JEL Code(s): D, D2, D22, E, E3, E31 Research Theme(s): Monetary policy, Inflation dynamics and pressures, Real economy and forecasting