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July 19, 2019
Business Outlook Survey Data
Each quarter, the Business Outlook Survey results are based on interviews with senior management of about 100 firms. -
July 16, 2019
Results from the CARR Consultation on Enhancements to the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average
This document provides a summary of consultation results on enhancements to the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average. -
July 16, 2019
Bank of Canada to become the administrator of key interest rate benchmark
The Bank of Canada today announced its intention to become the administrator of the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA), a key interest rate benchmark for financial markets. -
The Effects of Inflation Targeting for Financial Development
The adoption of inflation targeting (IT) by central banks leads to an increase of 10 to 20 percent in measures of financial development, with a lag. We also find evidence that the financial sector benefits of IT adoption were higher for early-adopting central banks. -
Canadian Securities Lending Market Ecology
This is the fourth of the Financial Markets Department’s descriptions of Canadian financial industrial organization. The paper discusses the organization of the securities lending market in Canada. We outline key characteristics of securities lending contracts, participants in the securities lending market, the market infrastructures that support securities lending activities, and aggregated statistics describing the Canadian market. -
July 11, 2019
IMF Financial System Stability Assessment for Canada
The International Monetary Fund’s comprehensive analysis of the Canadian financial system increases awareness and encourages discussion and debate. The IMF consulted with the Bank of Canada and other Canadian authorities, but the report is an independent assessment and does not represent the views of the Bank. -
July 11, 2019
A Resolution Regime for Financial Market Infrastructures
Canada’s most important payment clearing and settlement systems now have a resolution regime. As resolution authority, the Bank of Canada has new powers to protect the stability of the Canadian financial system in the unlikely event an FMI fails. -
July 10, 2019
Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement
Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision and the MPR. -
July 10, 2019
Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 ¾ percent
The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1 ¾ percent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 2 percent and the deposit rate is 1 ½ percent.
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