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• July 13, 2016

  Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

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

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision and the MPR.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Topic(s): Exchange rates, Inflation and prices, Interest rates, Monetary policy, Recent economic and financial developments, Regional economic developments

• Ce que révèle une analyse sectorielle des dynamiques récentes de l’inflation au Canada

  Staff Analytical Note 2016-7 Laurence Savoie-Chabot

  Decomposing total inflation in Canada as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) into its key macroeconomic factors, as presented in the most recent Monetary Policy Report, is an interesting exercise that shows how the exchange rate pass-through, commodity prices and the output gap have influenced the evolution of the total inflation rate over time. This aggregate approach, however, may mask important sectoral changes.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes Topic(s): Exchange rates, Inflation and prices JEL Code(s): E, E3, E31
• July 13, 2016

  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

• Un examen plus approfondi des pressions salariales au Canada

  Staff Analytical Note 2016-6 Dany Brouillette, Laurence Savoie-Chabot

  In this note, we provide a brief outline of the recent developments in wage measures in Canada. We then assess whether wage growth is consistent with its fundamentals.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes Topic(s): Labour markets, Productivity JEL Code(s): E, E2, E24, J, J3, J30
• July 13, 2016

  Monetary Policy Report – July 2016

  

  Canadian economic growth is projected to accelerate from 1.3 per cent this year to 2.2 per cent in 2017.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
• July 8, 2016

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 8 July 2016

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
• July 4, 2016

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 4 July 2016

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
• July 4, 2016

  Business Outlook Survey - Summer 2016

  The summer Business Outlook Survey indicates that overall business sentiment is subdued. The boost from foreign demand remains insufficient to outweigh the continued drag from commodity-related activity combined with modest domestic demand.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
• July 4, 2016

  Senior Loan Officer Survey - Second-Quarter 2016

  Survey results suggest that overall business-lending conditions continued to tighten during the second quarter of 2016 for both price and non-price conditions.

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