News

• January 14, 2013

  Business Outlook Survey - Winter 2012-13

  While some forward-looking indicators have moved up, many firms cited concerns about demand over next year and pressures from increased competition.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
• January 10, 2013

  Regearing Our Economic Growth

  Remarks Tiff Macklem Queen’s University - W. Edmund Clark Distinguished Lecture Kingston, Ontario

  Senior Deputy Governor Tiff Macklem discusses regearing the Canadian economy for sustained growth.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• December 11, 2012

  Guidance

  Remarks Mark Carney CFA Society Toronto Toronto, Ontario

  Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney speaks about central bank policy guidance.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• December 11, 2012

  Central Bank Policy Guidance May Be Most Useful in Extraordinary Times, Says Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney

  Media Relations Toronto, Ontario

  While transparency is critical to well-functioning capital markets and effective monetary policy, forward policy guidance is best used sparingly by central banks  in normal times, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said today. In a speech to the Toronto CFA Society, the Governor discussed where policy guidance can be most effective and when it may […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• December 6, 2012

  Financial System Review - December 2012

  

  The Governing Council judges that the risks to the stability of Canada’s financial system remain high, as they were at the time of the June FSR. The sources of the key risks are similar to those highlighted in June, and emanate primarily from the external environment.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Financial Stability Report
• December 4, 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
• November 27, 2012

  The Great Frustration: Hesitant Steps Toward Global Growth and Rebalancing

  Remarks John Murray New York Association for Business Economics New York, New York

  Deputy Governor John Murray discusses global growth and rebalancing.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• November 26, 2012

  Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney Appointed Governor of the Bank of England

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada announced that Her Majesty the Queen has approved the appointment of Mark Carney as Governor of the Bank of England effective 1 July 2013.  He will serve a five-year term. Governor Carney will continue to serve in his current position until 1 June to ensure a smooth transition to the next […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• November 21, 2012

  Weathering the Headwinds to Canada’s Economic Growth

  Presentation Timothy Lane Greater Moncton Chamber of Commerce Moncton, New Brunswick

  Deputy Governor Tim Lane will discuss the global and Canadian economic outlook and outline the four main responsibilities of the Bank of Canada.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Presentations
• November 15, 2012

  Bank of Canada Review - Autumn 2012

  

  This issue features four articles that present research and analysis by Bank staff. The first focuses on financial transaction taxes; the second on the role of central counterparties in over-the-counter markets; and the third on monetary policy and the risk-taking channel, as seen in the lending behaviour of banks. The fourth article presents research findings on the use of retail payment instruments and discusses the implications of innovations in retail payments on the use of cash over the long term.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review