May 22, 2020 Our COVID-19 response: Policy actions Timothy Lane In the days and weeks since the COVID-19 pandemic came to Canada, the Bank of Canada has been taking action to ensure our economy and financial system are weathering the unprecedented shock of the shutdown. Content Type(s): Publications, The Economy, Plain and Simple Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
May 21, 2020 Quarterly Financial Report - First Quarter 2020 Quarterly Financial Report - First Quarter 2020 - For the period ended March 31, 2020 Content Type(s): Publications, Quarterly Financial Report
May 20, 2020 Policies for the Great Global Shutdown and Beyond Remarks (delivered virtually) Timothy Lane CFA Society Winnipeg and Manitoba Association for Business Economics Winnipeg, Manitoba Deputy Governor Timothy Lane explains how the Bank is helping Canadian households and businesses weather the COVID-19 crisis, and how our actions today are laying a solid foundation for our future economic recovery. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Credit and credit aggregates, Credit risk management, Domestic demand and components, Financial institutions, Financial markets, Financial services, Financial stability, Fiscal policy, Housing, Inflation and prices, Inflation targets, Interest rates, International financial markets, Labour markets, Lender of last resort, Market structure and pricing, Monetary policy, Monetary policy and uncertainty, Monetary policy implementation, Monetary policy transmission, Productivity, Recent economic and financial developments, Service sector, Trade integration
April 30, 2020 Research Update - April 2020 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
Identifying Aggregate Shocks with Micro-level Heterogeneity: Financial Shocks and Investment Fluctuation Staff Working Paper 2020-17 Xing Guo This paper identifies aggregate financial shocks and quantifies their effects on business investment based on an estimated DSGE model with firm-level heterogeneity. On average, financial shocks contribute only 3% of the variation in U.S. public firms’ aggregate investment. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Firm dynamics JEL Code(s): E, E1, E12, E2, E22, G, G3, G31, G32
May 19, 2020 Reporting on Provincial Bond Purchase Program purchases The Bank of Canada has updated its reporting on assets purchased for the Provincial Bond Purchase Program (PBPP). The PBPP supports the liquidity and efficiency of provincial government funding markets. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Provincial Bond Purchase Program
May 19, 2020 Operational details for the Corporate Bond Purchase Program As announced on April 15, 2020, the Bank of Canada is launching its Corporate Bond Purchase Program (CBPP), effective May 26, 2020. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Corporate Bond Purchase Program
May 11, 2020 The Bank of Canada launches application period for 2020 scholarship awards The application period is open until August 1. These awards are designed to assist students with disabilities, Indigenous students and those who identify as a member of a visible minority group in furthering their education. Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
May 1, 2020 Tiff Macklem Appointed Governor of the Bank of Canada Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Directors of the Bank of Canada, appointed under Section 9 of the Bank of Canada Act, today announced that they have appointed Tiff Macklem as Governor of the Bank of Canada for a seven-year term, effective 3 June 2020. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
April 30, 2020 Teachable Moments from the Pandemic Remarks (delivered virtually) Stephen S. Poloz Ivey Business School London, Ontario Governor Stephen S. Poloz talks about the Bank of Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Financial stability, Monetary policy, Recent economic and financial developments