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• October 25, 2017

  Monetary Policy Report – October 2017

  

  Projections for Canadian economic growth have been increased to 3.1 per cent this year and 2.1 per cent in 2018, with growth of 1.5 per cent forecast for 2019.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report

• Alternative Scenario to the October 2017 MPR Base-Case Projection: Higher Potential Growth

  Staff Analytical Note 2017-18 Jing Yang, Ben Tomlin, Olivier Gervais

  We construct an alternative scenario in which trend labour input and business investment are stronger than that expected in the Bank of Canada’s base-case projection in the October 2017 Monetary Policy Report.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Monetary policy, Potential output JEL Code(s): E, E2, E22, E24, E27, E5

• Global Factors and Inflation in Canada

  Staff Analytical Note 2017-17 Dany Brouillette, Laurence Savoie-Chabot

  This note investigates whether the recent weakness in inflation in Canada can be related to global factors not included in the current staff analytical framework (domestic slack, movements in commodity prices and in the exchange rate). A global common factor for inflation among selected advanced economies appears to contain marginal information for Canadian inflation beyond what is found in movements in commodity prices and the exchange rate.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Recent economic and financial developments JEL Code(s): E, E3, E31

• Low Inflation in Advanced Economies: Facts and Drivers

  Staff Analytical Note 2017-16 Sanjana Bhatnagar, Anne-Katherine Cormier, Patrisha de Leon-Manlagnit, Elise Martin, Vikram Rai, Renaud St-Cyr, Subrata Sarker, Kristina Hess

  Since the global financial crisis, core inflation has been persistently below target in most advanced economies. Recently, it has weakened further in several advanced economies despite gradually diminishing slack. This note reviews recent developments in core inflation across advanced economies and identifies distinctive patterns across regions.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes Topic(s): Inflation and prices, International topics JEL Code(s): E, E0, E3, E31, F, F0
• October 20, 2017

  Weekly Financial Statistics - October 20, 2017

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics

• Complementing the Credit Risk Assessment of Financial Counterparties with Market-Based Indicators

  Staff Analytical Note 2017-15 Guillaume Ouellet Leblanc, Maarten van Oordt

  The Bank’s internal credit risk assessment abilities are regularly enhanced. In this note, we present a recent innovation that extends the set of market-based indicators used in the credit risk assessment of financial counterparties.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes Topic(s): Credit risk management, Financial institutions JEL Code(s): G, G1, G10, G2, G24

• Can the Canadian International Investment Position Stabilize a Slowing Economy?

  Staff Analytical Note 2017-14 Maxime Leboeuf, Chen Fan

  In this note, we find that valuation effects can act as an important stabilizer, strengthening Canada’s net external wealth when its economic outlook worsens relative to that of other countries.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes Topic(s): Balance of payments and components, International financial markets JEL Code(s): F, F2, F21, F3, F32
• October 17, 2017

  Payments Canada, Bank of Canada and TMX Group announce integrated securities and payment platform as next phase of Project Jasper

  This joint press release announces a new collaboration between Payments Canada, the Bank of Canada and TMX Group as part of the third phase of the Project Jasper research initiative.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Topic(s): Digital currencies and fintech
• October 16, 2017

  Backgrounder on the Business Outlook Survey Question on Future Sales Indicators

  Since the 2016 summer survey, the results from a question on future sales indicators (FSI) have been included in the Business Outlook Survey (BOS). This backgrounder briefly describes the question and presents the correlations between the responses and various measures of business activity.

  Content Type(s): Background materials
• October 16, 2017

  Business Outlook Survey - Autumn 2017

  Results from the autumn Business Outlook Survey point to continued positive business sentiment across the country, with business activity becoming entrenched. Firms’ prospects remain healthy, although several survey indicators have moderated from the strong summer results.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey