April 16, 2014 Release of the Monetary Policy Report Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Toronto, Ontario Press conference following the release of the Monetary Policy Report. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
Sovereign Default and State-Contingent Debt Staff Discussion Paper 2013-3 Martin Brooke, Rhys R. Mendes, Alex Pienkowski, Eric Santor The Latin American debt crises in the 1980s and the Asian crisis in the late 1990s both provided impetus for reforming the framework for restructuring sovereign debt. In the late 1980s, the Brady plan established the importance of substantive debt relief in addressing some crises. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Topic(s): International financial markets, International topics JEL Code(s): F, F3, F34
Central Bank Communications Before, During and After the Crisis: From Open-Market Operations to Open-Mouth Policy Staff Working Paper 2013-41 Ianthi Vayid The days when secrecy and opacity were the bywords of central banking are gone. The advent of inflation targeting in the early 1990s acted as the catalyst for enhanced transparency and communications in the conduct of monetary policy. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Central bank research, Credibility, Financial stability, Inflation targets, Monetary policy framework, Monetary policy implementation JEL Code(s): E, E5, E52, E58
November 15, 2013 Weekly Financial Statistics - 15 November 2013 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
The Financialization of Food? Staff Working Paper 2013-39 Valentina G. Bruno, Bahattin Buyuksahin, Michel A. Robe Commodity-equity and cross-commodity return co-movements rose dramatically after the 2008 financial crisis. This development took place following what has been dubbed the “financialization” of commodity markets. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): International topics, Recent economic and financial developments JEL Code(s): G, G1, G12, G13, Q, Q1, Q11, Q13
November 1, 2013 Weekly Financial Statistics - 1 November 2013 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
October 23, 2013 Release of the Monetary Policy Report Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Ottawa, Ontario Press conference following the release of the Monetary Policy Report. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
October 11, 2013 Business Outlook Survey - Autumn 2013 Weak demand and uncertainty regarding future demand continue to weigh on firms’ investment decisions and near-term capacity planning, according to responses to the autumn survey. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
October 9, 2013 Bank of Canada Statement on the Nomination of Janet Yellen as Chairwoman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System Media Relations The Bank of Canada welcomes the nomination of Janet Yellen as the new Chairwoman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
August 16, 2000 Release of the Monetary Policy Report Update Opening statement Gordon Thiessen This morning we released our update to the May Monetary Policy Report. Overall, the outlook for Canadian economic growth and inflation is positive. Economic activity in Canada has remained strong since our May Report. Nonetheless, the underlying trend of inflation has been unexpectedly low - in the bottom half of our 1 to 3 per […] Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements