March 12, 2012 Indicators of capacity and inflation pressures for Canada These tables are updated one day after the Bank’s most recent announcement date for the target overnight rate, based on information available up to that date. Quarterly data, with graphs and definitions.
March 9, 2012 Weekly Financial Statistics - 9 March 2012 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
March 8, 2012 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
March 2, 2012 Weekly Financial Statistics - 2 March 2012 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
February 24, 2012 Weekly Financial Statistics - 24 February 2012 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
February 24, 2012 A Monetary Policy Framework for All Seasons Remarks Mark Carney U.S. Monetary Policy Forum New York, New York Governor Mark Carney reviews the advantages of Canada’s flexible inflation-targeting regime. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
February 24, 2012 Flexible Inflation Targeting Appropriate Framework for All Seasons, Says Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney Media Relations New York, New York In a speech today to the U.S. Monetary Policy Forum, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney reviewed the advantages of Canada’s flexible inflation-targeting regime. Citing a “complex and continuously evolving world that no one can predict with certainty,” Governor Carney said that flexible inflation targeting “provides a robust framework for all seasons.” A flexible inflation-targeting […] Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
February 24, 2012 Banking and Financial Statistics - February 2012 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Banking and Financial Statistics
February 23, 2012 Bank of Canada Review - Winter 2011-2012 This special issue, “Household Finances and Financial Stability,” examines recent Bank of Canada research into two interrelated facts: the steady increase in Canadian household indebtedness in recent decades, and the upward trend in real house prices in Canada since 2000. Rising house prices could lead to the accumulation of debt, and abrupt movements in either factor can influence the financial health of households, which are a central part of Canada’s economy. Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review