Publications

• May 11, 2017

  Why Is Global Business Investment So Weak? Some Insights from Advanced Economies

  Bank of Canada Review - Spring 2017 Robert Fay, Justin-Damien Guénette, Martin Leduc, Louis Morel

  Various drivers of business investment can be used to explain the underwhelming performance of investment in advanced economies since the global financial crisis, particularly since 2014. The slow growth in aggregate demand cannot by itself explain the full extent of the recent weakness in investment, which appears to be linked primarily to the collapse of global commodity prices and a rise in economic uncertainty. Looking ahead, business investment growth is likely to remain slower than in the pre-crisis period, largely because of structural factors such as population aging.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Domestic demand and components, Economic models, International topics, Monetary policy and uncertainty, Recent economic and financial developments JEL Code(s): C, C2, C22, D, D2, D24, D8, D80, E, E2, E22, F, F0, F01, G, G3, G31
• May 5, 2017

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 5 May 2017

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
• April 28, 2017

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 28 April 2017

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
• April 27, 2017

  Banking and Financial Statistics - April 2017

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Banking and Financial Statistics
• April 21, 2017

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 21 April 2017

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
• April 17, 2017

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 17 April 2017

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
• April 12, 2017

  Monetary Policy Report – April 2017

  

  Canada’s economy is expected to grow by 2 1/2 per cent this year and just below 2 per cent in 2018 and 2019.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
• April 7, 2017

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 7 April 2017

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
• April 3, 2017

  Business Outlook Survey - Spring 2017

  The results of the spring Business Outlook Survey reflect signs of a further strengthening of domestic demand following overall subdued activity over the past two years. This outlook is supported by foreign demand and an expected rebound in activity in energy-producing regions.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
• April 3, 2017

  Senior Loan Officer Survey - First Quarter of 2017

  Survey results suggest that overall business-lending conditions were essentially unchanged during the first quarter of 2017. This is the third consecutive quarter of unchanged lending conditions.

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