January 20, 2016 Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Ottawa, Ontario Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision and the MPR. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Interest rates, Monetary policy, Monetary policy implementation, Recent economic and financial developments, Regional economic developments
January 20, 2016 Monetary Policy Report – January 2016 Growth in Canada’s economy is expected to reach 1.4 per cent this year and accelerate to 2.4 per cent in 2017. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
December 31, 2015 Research Update - December 2015 This monthly newsletter features the latest research publications by Bank of Canada economists including external publications and working papers published on the Bank of Canada’s website. Content Type(s): Staff research, Research newsletters
January 7, 2016 Life After Liftoff: Divergence and U.S. Monetary Policy Normalization Remarks Stephen S. Poloz The Mayor’s Breakfast Series Ottawa, Ontario Governor Poloz talks about the global commodity price shock and how it is leading to economic and financial divergence. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Domestic demand and components, Exchange rates, Inflation targets, Interest rates, International financial markets, Monetary policy
December 29, 2015 Weekly Financial Statistics - 29 December 2015 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
December 22, 2015 Results of the 30-day and 85-day 22 December 2015 Term Repo Operation Results of today's term repo operation. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
October 26, 2015 Payments System Modernization: Opportunities & Challenges Bank of Canada Conference held on October 26, 2015. Content Type(s): Conferences and workshops Topic(s): Digital currencies and fintech
Credit Cards: Disentangling the Dual Use of Borrowing and Spending Staff Analytical Note 2015-3 Olga Bilyk, Brian Peterson Over the past 15 years, aggregate credit card balances have been increasing, except for a brief spell in the aftermath of the 2007–09 financial crisis. Determining whether the growing balances are due to increased usage of credit cards as a method of payment or whether they reflect increased short-term borrowing is challenging because aggregate balances are snapshots of charges on credit cards before households make their monthly payments. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes Topic(s): Credit and credit aggregates, Financial stability
December 10, 2015 Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term Repo Operation The Bank of Canada announced today that it will conduct a term repo operation. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
December 4, 2015 Weekly Financial Statistics - 4 December 2015 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics