Inflation

• March 14, 2019

  The Age of Leverage

  Remarks Carolyn A. Wilkins UBC Vancouver School of Economics and CFA Society Vancouver Vancouver, British Columbia

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins discusses how high leverage is both a headwind to global growth and a vulnerability in the global financial system.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Subject(s): Financial system, Financial stability, Monetary policy, Economic models, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation
• March 7, 2019

  Economic Progress Report: Sensible Shifts in Household Spending

  Remarks Lynn Patterson Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Hamilton, Ontario

  Deputy Governor Lynn Patterson discusses updates on the economy and reviews the latest interest rate decision.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Subject(s): Financial system, Financial stability, Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation
• March 7, 2019

  Spending shifts and consumer caution

  Speech summary Lynn Patterson Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Hamilton, Ontario

  Speaking a day after we decided to hold interest rates unchanged, Deputy Governor Lynn Patterson discussed the key points Governing Council considered in their decision.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Subject(s): Financial system, Financial stability, Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation, Inflation targeting framework
• February 21, 2019

  Toward 2021: The Power—and Limitations—of Policy

  Remarks Stephen S. Poloz The Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal Montréal, Quebec

  Governor Poloz explains that monetary policy is a powerful tool to promote economic welfare, but it also has some important limits.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation, Inflation targeting framework
• February 21, 2019

  Monetary policy brings benefits—but has limits

  Speech summary Stephen S. Poloz Montréal, Quebec

  In his first speech of 2019, Governor Stephen S. Poloz explains that monetary policy is a powerful tool to promote our economic welfare. But he also notes that it has some key limits that need to be better understood in the face of uncertainty.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Subject(s): Financial system, Financial stability, Monetary policy, Inflation, Inflation targeting framework
• January 31, 2019

  Making cents of wages

  

  Russell Barnett, José Dorich

  Ever wonder how your wages are determined? You’re not the only one who cares about your wages. At the Bank of Canada, we care about them a lot too.

  Content Type(s): Publications, The Economy, Plain and Simple Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation
• January 31, 2019

  A Look Under the Hood of Canada’s Job Market

  Remarks Carolyn A. Wilkins Toronto Region Board of Trade Toronto, Ontario

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins discusses developments in the Canadian labour market and factors that may help explain why wage growth is slower than expected.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation, Inflation targeting framework
• December 6, 2018

  Governor Poloz speaks on financial vulnerabilities and risks to the economy

  Speech summary Stephen S. Poloz CFA - Toronto Toronto, Ontario

  In his final speech of 2018, Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses the vulnerabilities and risks in Canada’s financial system as well as Canadian and global economic developments. He explains how all this was taken into account in the December interest rate decision.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Subject(s): Financial system, Financial stability, Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation
• November 5, 2018

  Making Sense of Markets

  Remarks Stephen S. Poloz Canada–UK Chamber of Commerce London, United Kingdom

  Governor Poloz discusses how the Bank uses financial market information in its monetary policy.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Subject(s): Financial system, Financial markets, Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation
• October 31, 2018

  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

  Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and committee members. Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins and I are pleased to be with you today to discuss the Bank’s Monetary Policy Report. At the time of our last appearance in April, our message was about the considerable economic progress that we had seen. We explained that after a lacklustre start […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation, Inflation targeting framework