April 15, 2020 Monetary Policy Report – April 2020 Canada’s economy faces two significant shocks—the plunge in global oil prices and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
April 6, 2020 Business Outlook Survey—Spring 2020 Results from the spring Business Outlook Survey suggest that business sentiment had softened in most regions even before concerns around COVID‑19 intensified in Canada. Confidence deteriorated the most among firms in energy-producing regions. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
April 6, 2020 Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations—First Quarter of 2020 The Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations (CSCE) focuses on respondents’ views on inflation, the labour market and household finances. The survey for the first quarter of 2020 was conducted between January 29 and February 19, 2020. Results were therefore obtained before COVID‑19 became a major concern for Canadians and affected their outlook. This is the second quarterly publication of the results of the CSCE. Data collection began in the fourth quarter of 2014. Content Type(s): Publications, Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations
March 24, 2020 COVID-19: Actions to Support the Economy and Financial System Learn about the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Bank’s actions to support the Canadian economy and financial system. Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Hub articles
March 6, 2020 Evaluating our approach to monetary policy James (Jim) C. MacGee, Rhys R. Mendes Inflation targeting has been successful in Canada over the past 30 years. But is it the best we can do? The Bank of Canada asks itself, and Canadians, that question every five years. Content Type(s): Publications, The Economy, Plain and Simple Topic(s): Credibility, Inflation targets, Inflation: costs and benefits, Interest rates, Monetary policy framework, Price stability
January 22, 2020 Monetary Policy Report – January 2020 The Bank projects that growth in the Canadian economy will accelerate from 1.6 percent this year to 2 percent in 2021. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
January 13, 2020 Business Outlook Survey—Winter 2019–20 Results from the winter Business Outlook Survey suggest that business sentiment is broadly positive except in the Prairies, where indicators remain weak. In aggregate, firms’ outlook is supported by expectations of healthy domestic and foreign sales. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
January 13, 2020 Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations—Fourth Quarter of 2019 Survey results suggest that consumers’ inflation expectations declined slightly in the fourth quarter of 2019. Consumers’ expectations for their wage growth were largely the same as in the previous survey. Consumer expectations for house price growth went up somewhat in Canada. Content Type(s): Publications, Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations
November 19, 2019 Climate change is a big issue for central banks Erik Ens, Adrian Guerin Climate change is transforming the economy and financial system Content Type(s): Publications, The Economy, Plain and Simple Topic(s): Asset pricing, Climate change, Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies, Inflation and prices, Market structure and pricing, Monetary policy and uncertainty
November 18, 2019 Financial System Survey Highlights—November 2019 This article presents the key results from the autumn 2019 Bank of Canada Financial System Survey, conducted September 24 and October 11, 2019. This survey included special questions on climate change risk. Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Survey