April 13, 2022 Understanding our policy interest rate At the heart of the Bank of Canada’s monetary policy is the target for the overnight rate. See what it is—and what it means for you. Content Type(s): Explainers Research Topic(s): Monetary policy
April 13, 2022 Bank of Canada provides operational details for quantitative tightening and announces that it will continue to implement monetary policy using a floor system As announced on April 13, 2022, the Bank of Canada is ending the reinvestment phase of its asset purchase program and beginning quantitative tightening (QT). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program
April 13, 2022 Bank of Canada increases policy interest rate by 50 basis points, begins quantitative tightening Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today increased its target for the overnight rate to 1%, with the Bank Rate at 1¼% and the deposit rate at 1%. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
April 13, 2022 Monetary Policy Report – April 2022 Canadian economic activity remains strong, and employment is robust. The Bank is forecasting growth of about 4¼% in 2022, easing to 3¼% in 2023. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
April 4, 2022 Chartered banks: Home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) Quarter-end data on chartered bank HELOCs and related products for residential secured lending whose properties are located in Canada (excluding business loans). Content Type(s): Banking and financial statistics
Exports and the Exchange Rate: A General Equilibrium Perspective Staff Working Paper 2022-18 Patrick Alexander, Abeer Reza How do a country’s exports change when its currency depreciates? Does it matter which forces drive the exchange rate deprecation in the first place? We find that this relationship varies greatly depending on what drives exchange rate movements, and we conclude that the direct relationship between the exchange rate and exports is weak for Canada. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Balance of payments and components, Business fluctuations and cycles, Exchange rate regimes, Exchange rates, International topics, Monetary policy transmission, Trade integration JEL Code(s): F, F3, F31, F32, F33, F4, F41