March 31, 2015 Historical Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility – March 31, 2015 to June 14, 2018 The Bank of Canada, through its Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF), provides access to liquidity to those institutions that participate directly in the Large Value Transfer System (LVTS). Content Type(s): Collateral Policy Source(s): Standing Liquidity Facility
December 18, 2012 Bank of Canada Margin Call Practice for Domestic Market Operations For transactions outstanding against securities purchased or sold under a term purchase and resale agreement, the Bank values the securities daily, and compares that value to the contract valuation to ensure the Bank is adequately protected.
April 6, 2015 Senior Loan Officer Survey - First-Quarter 2015 The survey results indicate that, overall, business-lending conditions were broadly unchanged during the first quarter of 2015, but tightened for the oil and gas sector.” Content Type(s): Publications, Senior Loan Officer Survey
April 6, 2015 Business Outlook Survey - Spring 2015 In the spring Business Outlook Survey, lower oil prices continue to dampen the overall sales outlook of firms, weighing on investment and hiring intentions. However, a majority of businesses are benefiting from the strong economic outlook in the United States and the boost in competitiveness from the weaker Canadian dollar. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
April 2016 Annual Reassessment of Potential Output in Canada Staff Analytical Note 2016-4 Andrew Agopsowicz, Dany Brouillette, Shutao Cao, Natalia Kyui, Pierre St-Amant This note summarizes the Bank of Canada’s 2016 annual reassessment of potential output growth, which is projected to be 1.5 per cent over 2016–18 and 1.6 per cent in 2019–20. This projection is weaker than the one presented in the April 2015 Monetary Policy Report. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes Topic(s): Labour markets, Potential output, Productivity
April 13, 2016 Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1/2 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
April 1, 2016 Business Outlook Survey - Spring 2016 Business sentiment in the spring Business Outlook Survey improved but remains subdued overall. The positive impetus coming from sustained foreign demand continues to be largely offset by the persistent drag and spillovers from the oil price shock. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
March 31, 2016 Banking and Financial Statistics - March 2016 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Banking and Financial Statistics
Government Corruption and Foreign Direct Investment Under the Threat of Expropriation Staff Working Paper 2016-13 Christopher Hajzler, Jonathan Rosborough Foreign investment is often constrained by two forms of political risk: expropriation and corruption. We examine the role of government corruption in foreign direct investment (FDI) when contracts are not fully transparent and investors face the threat of expropriation. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Development economics, Economic models, International topics JEL Code(s): F, F2, F21, F23, F3, F34
March 28, 2016 Weekly Financial Statistics - 28 March 2016 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics