August 14, 1998
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Deriving Agents' Inflation Forecasts from the Term Structure of Interest Rates
In this paper, the author uses the term structure of nominal interest rates to construct estimates of agents' expectations of inflation over several medium-term forecast horizons. The Expectations Hypothesis is imposed together with the assumption that expected future real interest rates are given by current real rates. Under these maintained assumptions, it is possible to […] -
April 4, 2016
Bank of Canada announces members of 2018 bank note Advisory Council
The Governor of the Bank of Canada, Stephen S. Poloz, and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins today announced the members of an independent Advisory Council, who will develop a short list of iconic Canadian women who could be featured on the first bank note of the next series. -
February 1, 2006
Global Economic Trends: Implications for Canada
World economic growth has been remarkably strong over the past three years, averaging close to 4 1/4 per cent, and it is expected to stay around 4 per cent this year and next. -
June 11, 2015
Canadian Open-End Mutual Funds: An Assessment of Potential Vulnerabilities
The authors examine the liquidity and leverage characteristics of Canadian long-term, open-end mutual funds in terms of their potential systemic effects on the Canadian mutual fund sector and on the Canadian financial system more broadly. In their overall assessment of this sector, they consider the regulation, market size and ownership structure of mutual funds in Canada and provide observations about the industry globally. -
December 13, 2010
Living with Low for Long
Current turbulence in Europe is a reminder that the crisis is not over, but has merely entered a new phase. In a world awash with debt, repairing the balance sheets of banks, households and countries will take years. -
June 14, 2012
Strengthening Financial Infrastructure: The New Canadian Central Counterparty
Deputy Governor Agathe Côté discusses efforts to strengthen financial infrastructure, specifically the implementation of a central counterparty for repos -
September 2, 2010
Guideline Related to Bank of Canada Oversight Activities Under the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act
This Guideline, which is subject to periodic revisions at the Bank’s discretion, was last updated in April 2018. -
June 11, 2003
It All Starts with the Data
Our statistical needs are fundamentally shaped by what we are expected to do under our mandate. The primary goal of most central banks today is to conduct monetary policy so as to achieve and maintain price stability. Low, stable, and predictable inflation is the means to our ultimate objective of solid economic performance over time. -
March 30, 2005
Canada's Competitiveness: The Importance of Investing in Skills
Productivity plays a critical role when it comes to our national standard of living. Productivity growth is the main element that contributes to continued improvements in real incomes and overall prosperity. Rising productivity lets businesses pay higher wages, while keeping costs down, employment high, and profits coming in. That's why economists like me spend a lot of time thinking about ways to improve the productivity of our economy.