January 31, 2019 Making cents of wages Russell Barnett, José Dorich Ever wonder how your wages are determined? You’re not the only one who cares about your wages. At the Bank of Canada, we care about them a lot too. Content Type(s): Publications, The Economy, Plain and Simple Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Firm dynamics, Labour markets, Productivity
January 9, 2019 Monetary Policy Report – January 2019 The Bank projects that Canadian economic growth will slow to 1.7 per cent this year before rebounding to 2.1 per cent in 2020. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
December 31, 2018 Summary of Government of Canada - Outstanding as at 31 December 2018 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Securities and loans
December 21, 2018 Business Outlook Survey—Winter 2018 Results from the winter Business Outlook Survey continue to indicate positive business sentiment and elevated capacity pressures in most regions. For firms in the Prairies, the outlook has weakened. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
December 21, 2018 Senior Loan Officer Survey—Fourth Quarter of 2018 Overall household lending conditions were unchanged this quarter, although mortgage approval rates were lower. More widespread easing of business lending conditions continues to be driven by competition for corporate borrowers. Content Type(s): Publications, Senior Loan Officer Survey
November 14, 2018 Financial System Survey Highlights—November 2018 This article presents the key results from the autumn 2018 Bank of Canada Financial System Survey, conducted between September 24 and October 12, 2018. The survey collects expert opinions from financial system experts on the risks to, and resilience of, the Canadian financial system. Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Survey
November 14, 2018 Financial System Resilience and House Price Corrections Thibaut Duprey, Xuezhi Liu, Cameron MacDonald, Maarten van Oordt, Sofia Priazhkina, Xiangjin Shen, Joshua Slive, Virginie Traclet We use models to better understand and assess how risks could affect the financial system. In our hypothetical scenario, a house price correction and elevated financial stress weigh on the economy. An increased number of households and businesses have difficulty repaying loans. Nonetheless, the large banks remain resilient. Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Hub articles
November 9, 2018 Quarterly Financial Report - Third Quarter 2018 Quarterly Financial Report - Third Quarter 2018 - For the period ended September 30, 2018 Content Type(s): Publications, Quarterly Financial Report
October 24, 2018 Monetary Policy Report – October 2018 The Bank projects that the Canadian economy will continue to grow in line with its potential through 2020. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
October 16, 2018 Keeping the financial system healthy Joshua Slive, Donald Coletti We are all better off if the financial system can weather a storm or two. And every one of us plays a role in keeping it that way. Content Type(s): Publications, The Economy, Plain and Simple Topic(s): Credit risk management, Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies, International topics, Sectoral balance sheet