Publications

• January 18, 2012

  Monetary Policy Report – January 2012

  

  The Canadian economy is estimated to have grown by 2.4 per cent in 2011, and is projected to grow by 2.0 per cent in 2012, and 2.8 per cent in 2013, returning to full capacity by the third quarter of 2013. Total CPI inflation is expected to return to the 2 per cent target by the 3rd quarter of 2013.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
• January 13, 2012

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 13 January 2012

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
• January 9, 2012

  Business Outlook Survey - Winter 2011-12

  Responses to the winter survey suggest that the global economic outlook and concerns about demand continue to weigh on firms’ expectations for business activity.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
• January 9, 2012

  Senior Loan Officer Survey - Fourth-Quarter 2011

  The survey results indicate almost no change in overall business-lending conditions during the fourth quarter of 2011. This follows several consecutive quarters of easing credit conditions for business borrowers.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Senior Loan Officer Survey
• January 6, 2012

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 6 January 2012

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
• December 31, 2011

  Summary of Government of Canada - Outstanding as at 31 December 2011

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Securities and loans
• December 8, 2011

  Strengthening Bank Management of Liquidity Risk: The Basel III Liquidity Standards

  Financial System Review - December 2011 Natasha Khan, Tamara Gomes

  Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles
• December 8, 2011

  Financial System Review - December 2011

  

  In this issue of the Financial System Review, the Bank of Canada’s Governing Council judges that the risks to the stability of Canada’s financial system are high and have increased markedly over the past six months, owing primarily to an escalation of the sovereign debt crisis in the euro area and a weaker global economic outlook.

  Erratum: The data for Chart 7 on page 8 were plotted incorrectly. See revised chart.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Financial Stability Report
• November 28, 2011

  Quarterly Financial Report - Third Quarter 2011

  Quarterly Financial Report - Third Quarter 2011 - For the period ended 30 September 2011

  Content Type(s): Publications, Quarterly Financial Report
• November 17, 2011

  The International Monetary System: An Assessment and Avenue for Reform

  Bank of Canada Review - Autumn 2011 Lawrence L. Schembri, Eric Santor

  The current international monetary system is in need of reform. This article first provides an assessment of the existing system, highlighting both its strengths and weaknesses. It notes that the system has not facilitated the symmetric and timely adjustment in the real exchange rate necessary to accommodate the integration of China and other emerging-market economies into the global economy. This lack of adjustment contributed to the global financial crisis and recession and, because it is forestalling the required rotation of global demand, is hindering the global recovery. The article then discusses reform of the system that would see all systemically important countries and currency areas adopt market-based and convertible floating exchange rates supported by appropriate monetary, fiscal and financial sector policy frameworks. It also examines the roles of the G-20 countries and major international financial institutions in promoting and facilitating the system’s transition.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles Topic(s): Exchange rate regimes, International topics