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• November 19, 2015

  Bank of Canada Review - Autumn 2015

  

  In this issue, Bank researchers discuss the muted recovery from the 2007–09 financial crisis and possible causes. There are also discussions about the Bank’s new Canadian survey of household expectations, measuring both durable goods and housing prices in the CPI and how regulatory changes may affect monetary policy operating frameworks. In the final article, improvements to the management of Canada’s foreign exchange reserves are introduced.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review
• November 13, 2015

  Bank of Canada Focuses Strategic Plan on Innovation, Says Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins

  Media Relations Toronto, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada is putting innovative thinking at the heart of its corporate strategy through an ambitious research agenda and initiatives to engage people outside the Bank, Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins said today. “Confident as we are in how we do things now, the Bank keeps its eyes on the future,” she said […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• November 13, 2015

  Innovation, Central-Bank Style

  Remarks Carolyn A. Wilkins Rotman School of Management and Munk School of Global Affairs Toronto, Ontario

  Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins discusses how the Bank is tackling the most important strategic challenges facing central banks today and how innovative thinking is critical to its success.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Central bank research, Credibility, Economic models, Exchange rate regimes, Inflation targets, Monetary policy framework
• 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
• October 26, 2015

  Deputy Governor Agathe Côté to retire from the Bank of Canada

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada announced today that Deputy Governor Agathe Côté will retire at the end of January 2016.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• October 21, 2015

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report

  Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz, Carolyn A. Wilkins Ottawa, Ontario

  Press conference following the release of the Monetary Policy Report.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Interest rates, Monetary policy, Potential output, Recent economic and financial developments, Regional economic developments
• October 21, 2015

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1/2 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/4 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• October 21, 2015

  Monetary Policy Report – October 2015

  

  Canada’s economy is expected to grow by 1.1 per cent this year before accelerating to 2.0 per cent in 2016 and 2.5 per cent in 2017.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
• October 12, 2015

  Bank of Canada Focusing Research on Integrating Monetary Policy and Financial Stability, says Governor Poloz

  Media Relations Washington, D.C.

  The Bank of Canada is exploring the links between financial stability considerations and traditional central bank approaches to inflation targeting as part of its risk-management approach to achieving its monetary policy goals, Governor Stephen S. Poloz said today. As the Bank of Canada works toward renewing its inflation-targeting agreement with the federal government next year, […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• October 12, 2015

  Integrating Financial Stability into Monetary Policy

  Remarks Stephen S. Poloz National Association for Business Economics Washington, D.C.

  Governor Poloz speaks about the Bank’s research agenda and how it supports efforts to integrate financial stability concerns into monetary policy.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Central bank research, Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies, International topics, Monetary policy and uncertainty, Monetary policy framework