January 22, 2014 Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
January 22, 2014 Monetary Policy Report – January 2014 The Canadian economy is estimated to have grown by 1.8 per cent in 2013, and is projected to grow by 2.5 per cent in both 2014 and 2015, gradually returning to its full production capacity over the next two years. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
January 17, 2014 Weekly Financial Statistics - 17 January 2014 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
January 13, 2014 Business Outlook Survey - Winter 2013-14 The winter Business Outlook Survey provides some positive signs for the economic outlook, notably for exports and investment, although responses do not yet appear to suggest a significant strengthening. For many businesses, weak demand and domestic uncertainty continue to temper sales expectations and expansion plans. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
January 13, 2014 Senior Loan Officer Survey - Fourth-Quarter 2013 The survey, conducted between 9 and 16 December, pointed to a continued slight easing in overall business-lending conditions during the fourth quarter of 2013. Content Type(s): Publications, Senior Loan Officer Survey
January 10, 2014 Weekly Financial Statistics - 10 January 2014 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
January 3, 2014 Weekly Financial Statistics - 3 January 2014 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
December 31, 2013 Summary of Government of Canada - Outstanding as at 31 December 2013 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Securities and loans
December 30, 2013 Weekly Financial Statistics - 30 December 2013 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
Cash Management and Payment Choices: A Simulation Model with International Comparisons Staff Working Paper 2013-53 Carlos Arango, Yassine Bouhdaoui, David Bounie, Martina Eschelbach, Lola Hernández Despite various payment innovations, today, cash is still heavily used to pay for low-value purchases. This paper develops a simulation model to test whether standard implications of the theory on cash management and payment choices can explain the use of payment instruments by transaction size. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Bank notes, Financial services, International topics JEL Code(s): C, C6, C61, E, E4, E41, E47