News

• January 23, 2013

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report

  Opening statement Mark Carney Ottawa, Ontario

  Press conference following the release of the Monetary Policy Report.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• January 23, 2013

  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 23, 2013

  Monetary Policy Report – January 2013

  

  Following an estimated 1.9 per cent in 2012, the Canadian economy is expected to grow by 2.0 per cent in 2013 and 2.7 per cent in 2014, and to reach full capacity in the second half of 2014, later than anticipated in the October Report.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
• January 14, 2013

  Senior Loan Officer Survey - Fourth-Quarter 2012

  The survey results indicate that there was virtually no change in overall business-lending conditions during the fourth quarter of 2012, following several con­secutive quarters of easing in credit conditions.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Senior Loan Officer Survey
• 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