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• January 18, 2017

  Monetary Policy Report – January 2017

  

  The Canadian economy is expected to expand by 2.1 per cent this year and in 2018.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report

• An Improved Equation for Predicting Canadian Non-Commodity Exports

  Staff Discussion Paper 2017-1 Patrick Alexander, Jean-Philippe Cayen, Alex Proulx

  We estimate two new equations for Canadian non-commodity exports (NCX) that incorporate three important changes relative to the current equation used at the Bank of Canada.

  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, F17
• January 13, 2017

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 13 January 2017

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
• January 9, 2017

  Business Outlook Survey - Winter 2016-17

  The results of the winter Business Outlook Survey indicate that business prospects have improved following two years of overall modest activity. The responses reflect building domestic demand, a supportive export outlook and an expected recovery in energy-related activity.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
• January 9, 2017

  Senior Loan Officer Survey - Fourth-Quarter 2016

  Survey results suggest that overall business-lending conditions were essentially unchanged during the fourth quarter of 2016.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Senior Loan Officer Survey
• January 6, 2017

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 6 January 2017

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

• Terms-of-Trade and House Price Fluctuations: A Cross-Country Study

  Staff Working Paper 2017-1 Paul Corrigan

  Terms-of-trade shocks are known to be key drivers of business cycles in open economies. This paper argues that terms-of-trade shocks were also important for house price fluctuations in a panel of developed countries over the 1994–2015 period.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial stability, Housing, International topics JEL Code(s): C, C3, C32, E, E3, E32, E5, E51, F, F3, F36, F4, F41
• January 5, 2017

  Pilot – Government of Canada Cash Management Bond Buyback Program

  The Bank of Canada and the Department of Finance are announcing today a pilot for the Government of Canada Cash Management Bond Buyback program that will increase flexibility in the maximum repurchase amount at each operation.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices