News

• October 3, 2017

  Seeking Gazelles in Polar Bear Country

  Remarks Sylvain Leduc Sherbrooke Chamber of Commerce Sherbrooke, Quebec

  Deputy Governor Sylvain Leduc discusses the decline in firm creation and productivity in the Canadian economy.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Firm dynamics, International topics, Market structure and pricing, Potential output, Productivity
• September 27, 2017

  The Meaning of “Data Dependence”: An Economic Progress Report

  Remarks Stephen S. Poloz St. John’s Board of Trade St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

  Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses how unknowns in Canada’s inflation outlook have made the Bank’s monetary policy particularly data dependent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Inflation and prices, Monetary policy, Monetary policy and uncertainty, Recent economic and financial developments, Regional economic developments
• September 27, 2017

  Monetary policy data dependent given unknowns in inflation outlook, Bank of Canada Governor Poloz says

  Media Relations St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

  The Bank of Canada’s approach to monetary policy has become particularly data dependent, because of significant unknowns around the inflation outlook as the Canadian economy nears its potential, Governor Stephen S. Poloz said today.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• September 18, 2017

  How Canada’s International Trade is Changing with the Times

  Remarks Timothy Lane Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

  Deputy Governor Timothy Lane discusses the changing nature of international trade and the factors that are propelling it.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, International topics, Productivity, Recent economic and financial developments, Trade integration
• September 18, 2017

  Bank of Canada begins publishing daily data for new Canadian effective exchange rate (CEER) index

  Daily data for the Bank’s new Canadian effective exchange rate (CEER) index is now available on the Bank of Canada’s website.

  Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
• September 14, 2017

  Bank of Canada Workshop “Monetary Policy Framework Issues: Toward the 2021 Inflation-Target Renewal”

  Remarks Lawrence L. Schembri Ottawa, Ontario

  Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri opens the Bank’s Monetary Policy Framework Issues: Toward the 2021 Inflation-Target Renewal workshop.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Central bank research, Credibility, Inflation and prices, Inflation targets, International topics, Monetary policy framework
• September 8, 2017

  Bank of Canada calls for nominations for the 2018 Fellowship Program awards

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada is inviting Canadian universities to nominate exceptional academics for its 2018 Fellowship and Governor’s awards.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Fellowship Program
• September 6, 2017

  Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 1 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada is raising its target for the overnight rate to 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
• September 1, 2017

  Bank of Canada scholarship encourages women to consider careers in economics and finance

  The Bank of Canada is now accepting applications for its inaugural Master’s Scholarship Award for Women in Economics and Finance.

  Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
• July 26, 2017

  Bank of Canada publishes its 2018 schedule for policy interest rate announcements and the release of the Monetary Policy Report

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today published its 2018 schedule for policy interest rate announcements and the release of the quarterly Monetary Policy Report.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases