January 20, 2016 Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term Repo Operations The Bank of Canada announced today that it will conduct term repo operations. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
January 11, 2016 Business Outlook Survey - Winter 2015-16 Overall, responses to the winter Business Outlook Survey indicate that business sentiment has deteriorated as the negative effects of the commodity price shock continue to unfold and spread beyond the resource sector. However, exporters not directly affected by lower commodity prices continue to benefit from strong U.S. demand and the weak Canadian dollar. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
January 20, 2017 Weekly Financial Statistics - 20 January 2017 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
January 13, 2017 Weekly Financial Statistics - 13 January 2017 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
Global Real Activity for Canadian Exports: GRACE Staff Discussion Paper 2017-2 André Binette, Tony Chernis, Daniel de Munnik Canadian exports have often disappointed since the Great Recession. The apparent disconnect between exports and the Bank of Canada’s current measure of foreign demand has created an impetus to search for an alternative. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Topic(s): Balance of payments and components, Econometric and statistical methods, Exchange rates JEL Code(s): F, F1, F10, F14, F4, F43
January 18, 2017 Monetary Policy Report – January 2017 The Canadian economy is expected to expand by 2.1 per cent this year and in 2018. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
December 30, 2016 Research Update - December 2016 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
December 23, 2016 Weekly Financial Statistics - 23 December 2016 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
Monetary Policy, Private Debt and Financial Stability Risks Staff Working Paper 2016-59 Gregory Bauer, Eleonora Granziera Can monetary policy be used to promote financial stability? We answer this question by estimating the impact of a monetary policy shock on private-sector leverage and the likelihood of a financial crisis. Impulse responses obtained from a panel VAR model of 18 advanced countries suggest that the debt-to-GDP ratio rises in the short run following an unexpected tightening in monetary policy. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Credit and credit aggregates, Financial stability, Monetary policy, Monetary policy transmission JEL Code(s): C, C2, C21, C23, E, E5, E52, E58
December 16, 2016 Weekly Financial Statistics - 16 December 2016 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics