Posts

• October 24, 2016

  Letter from the Governor to the Minister of Finance regarding the Renewal of the Inflation-Control Target – Dated 21 September 2016

  Cover letter outlining the Bank’s recommendations for the target agreement, and detailing the Bank’s research of key issues related to the renewal.
• October 24, 2016

  Renewal of the Inflation-Control Target (October 2016)

  Commentary and technical data relating to the 2016 target renewal.

  Content Type(s): Background materials Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Monetary policy
• October 21, 2016

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 21 October 2016

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
• October 21, 2016

  2nd Annual Conference on the Chinese Economy

  Workshop held on 21 and 22 October 2016 (papers in unedited, electronic format only)

  Content Type(s): Conferences and workshops
• October 19, 2016

  Opening Statement before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

  Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce Ottawa, Ontario

  Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and committee members. Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins and I are pleased to be back before you today to discuss the Bank’s Monetary Policy Report (MPR), which we published this morning. It has been six months almost to the day since we were last here, and several of the broad themes that […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• October 19, 2016

  Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

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

  Governor Stephen S. Poloz 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): Housing, Inflation and prices, Interest rates, Monetary policy, Monetary policy and uncertainty, Recent economic and financial developments
• October 19, 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
• October 19, 2016

  Monetary Policy Report – October 2016

  

  Growth in the Canadian economy is expected to increase from 1.1 per cent this year to about 2.0 per cent in 2017 and 2018.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
• October 14, 2016

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 14 October 2016

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
• October 11, 2016

  Standard Terms for Auctions of Government of Canada Ultra Long Bonds

  On behalf of the Minister of Finance, the Department of Finance and Bank of Canada are releasing today the Standard Terms for Auctions of Government of Canada Ultra Long-Bonds (UL Terms), as well as an overview of the UL Terms. The documents outline the operational framework for potential future issuance of ultra-long bonds via a modified auction format.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices