August 15, 2013 Big Data Analysis: The Next Frontier Bank of Canada Review - Summer 2013 Nii Ayi Armah The formulation of monetary policy at the Bank of Canada relies on the analysis of a broad set of economic information. Greater availability of immediate and detailed information would improve real-time economic decision making. Technological advances have provided an opportunity to exploit “big data” - the vast amount of digital data from business transactions, social media and networked computers. Big data can be a complement to traditional information sources, offering fresh insight for the monitoring of economic activity and inflation. Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods, Monetary and financial indicators JEL Code(s): C, C5, C53, C6, C63, C8, C80
August 9, 2013 Weekly Financial Statistics - 9 August 2013 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
August 2, 2013 Weekly Financial Statistics - 2 August 2013 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
July 26, 2013 Weekly Financial Statistics - 26 July 2013 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
July 25, 2013 Banking and Financial Statistics - July 2013 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Banking and Financial Statistics
July 19, 2013 Weekly Financial Statistics - 19 July 2013 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
July 17, 2013 Monetary Policy Report – July 2013 Following growth of 1.7 per cent in 2012, the Canadian economy is expected to grow by 1.8 per cent in 2013 and 2.7 percent in 2014 and 2015, and to reach full capacity in mid-2015, as anticipated in the April Report. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
July 12, 2013 Weekly Financial Statistics - 12 July 2013 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
July 8, 2013 Senior Loan Officer Survey - Second-Quarter 2013 The survey, conducted between 10 and 14 June, pointed to a continued easing in overall business-lending conditions during the second quarter of 2013. Content Type(s): Publications, Senior Loan Officer Survey
July 8, 2013 Business Outlook Survey - Summer 2013 Responses to the summer survey provide further indications that uncertainty regarding the nature and timing of a notable improvement in growth prospects is bearing on firms’ expectations and investment decisions. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey