October 30, 2019
Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement
Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision and the MPR.
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October 30, 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. -
October 30, 2019
Monetary Policy Report – October 2019
The Bank projects that Canadian economy will grow by 1.5 percent this year, 1.7 percent in 2020 and 1.8 percent in 2021. -
October 24, 2019
New exhibition, Luck and Lore, opens at the Bank of Canada Museum
The Bank of Canada Museum is inviting Ottawa residents and visitors to come see its new exhibition. -
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October 22, 2019
Business Outlook Survey—Autumn 2019
Results from the autumn Business Outlook Survey indicate that business sentiment improved slightly, but regional differences are more pronounced. Positive views in Central Canada contrast with widespread weakness in the Prairies. -
October 22, 2019
Senior Loan Officer Survey—Third Quarter of 2019
For household lending, mortgage conditions ease this quarter while non-mortgage lending conditions tightened. Overall business lending conditions were unchanged, with a slight tightening in non-price conditions and unchanged price conditions. -
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October 17, 2019
Conference on the Economics of Central Bank Digital Currency by the Bank of Canada and Sveriges Riksbank
The Bank of Canada and Sveriges Riksbank jointly organized this conference on October 17 and 18, 2019 at the Bank of Canada headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario. The event aimed at providing a forum for central bankers and academic researchers to discuss the arguments for and against the issuance of CBDC and under what conditions, if any, governments should issue their own digital currencies. -
October 17, 2019
Advances in Fixed Income Macro-Finance Research
The Bank of Canada and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco hosted the 7th Conference on Fixed Income Markets, discussing the implications for monetary policy of new research that focuses on bond and money markets.
