October 30, 2015 Weekly Financial Statistics - 30 October 2015 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
October 29, 2015 Revision to the Terms of Participation in Auctions for the Government Securities Distributors The Department of Finance Canada and the Bank of Canada released today the revised Terms of Participation in Auctions for Government Securities Distributors (the Terms) following the introduction of the new Market Trade Reporting System (MTRS 2.0) by the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
October 27, 2015 Inflation Targeting—A Matter of Time Remarks Timothy Lane CFA Society Atlantic Canada Halifax, Nova Scotia Deputy Governor Tim Lane discusses monetary policy decision making and how the Bank assesses the underlying trend in inflation. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods, Exchange rates, Inflation and prices, Inflation targets, Monetary and financial indicators, Monetary policy framework
October 13, 2015 Bank of Canada Announces the Minimum Bid Rate for Today's Term Repo Operation The minimum bid rate for today's 28-day Term Repo operation is 0.49%. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
October 12, 2015 Bank of Canada Focusing Research on Integrating Monetary Policy and Financial Stability, says Governor Poloz Media Relations Washington, D.C. The Bank of Canada is exploring the links between financial stability considerations and traditional central bank approaches to inflation targeting as part of its risk-management approach to achieving its monetary policy goals, Governor Stephen S. Poloz said today. As the Bank of Canada works toward renewing its inflation-targeting agreement with the federal government next year, […] Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
October 10, 2015 Integrating Financial Stability into Monetary Policy Remarks Stephen S. Poloz Institute of International Finance Lima, Peru Governor Poloz speaks about how the Bank’s risk-management approach contributes to integrating financial stability concerns into monetary policy. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
October 2, 2015 Weekly Financial Statistics - 2 October 2015 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
The Optimal Level of the Inflation Target: A Selective Review of the Literature and Outstanding Issues Staff Discussion Paper 2015-8 Oleksiy Kryvtsov, Rhys R. Mendes Bank of Canada research done prior to the most recent renewal of the inflation-control agreement in 2011 concluded that the benefits associated with a target below 2 per cent were insufficient to justify the increased risk of being constrained by the zero lower bound (ZLB) on nominal interest rates. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Topic(s): Inflation targets, Inflation: costs and benefits, Monetary policy framework JEL Code(s): E, E5, E52, E58
September 30, 2015 Changes to the Bank of Canada’s Framework for Financial Market Operations On 5 May, 2015, the Bank of Canada published a consultation paper outlining proposed changes to its framework for financial market operations. Interested parties were invited to provide comments, and the Bank also held a series of meetings with industry associations and other stakeholders. Summary of comments received Respondents were supportive of the overall direction […]
August 28, 2015 Weekly Financial Statistics - 28 August 2015 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics