Exchange rates

• October 27, 2015

  Inflation Targeting—A Matter of Time

  Remarks Timothy Lane CFA Society Atlantic Canada Halifax, Nova Scotia

  Deputy Governor Tim Lane discusses monetary policy decision making and how the Bank assesses the underlying trend in inflation.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods, Exchange rates, Inflation and prices, Inflation targets, Monetary and financial indicators, Monetary policy framework

• An Update - Canadian Non-Energy Exports: Past Performance and Future Prospects

  Staff Discussion Paper 2015-10 André Binette, Daniel de Munnik, Julie Melanson

  In light of the fact that Canada was continuing to lose market share in the United States, Binette, de Munnik and Gouin-Bonenfant (2014) studied 31 Canadian non-energy export (NEX) categories to assess their individual performance.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Topic(s): Balance of payments and components, Exchange rates, International topics JEL Code(s): F, F1, F10, F14, F4, F43

• Exchange Rate Pass-Through to Consumer Prices: Theory and Recent Evidence

  Staff Discussion Paper 2015-9 Laurence Savoie-Chabot, Mikael Khan

  In an open economy such as Canada’s, exchange rate movements can have a material impact on consumer prices. This is particularly important in the current context, with the significant depreciation of the Canadian dollar vis-a-vis the U.S. dollar since late 2012.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Topic(s): Exchange rates, Inflation and prices JEL Code(s): E, E3, E31, E5, E52, F, F3, F31