October 23, 2024 Monetary Policy Report—October 2024—Projections Economic growth in Canada is forecast to pick up gradually. Inflation is expected to remain around 2% as core inflation slows.
April 13, 2022 Monetary Policy Report – April 2022 Canadian economic activity remains strong, and employment is robust. The Bank is forecasting growth of about 4¼% in 2022, easing to 3¼% in 2023. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
November 23, 2012 Summary of the 2012 Survey on Canadian Foreign Exchange Hedging Since 2004, the Bank of Canada has carried out an annual qualitative survey to assess client activity in Canadian foreign exchange (FX) hedging as reported by banks. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee
November 18, 2010 Financial Stress, Monetary Policy, and Economic Activity Bank of Canada Review - Autumn 2010 Fuchun Li, Pierre St-Amant The recent global crisis was characterized by a remarkable intensity in the negative feedback process between financial sector developments and the real economy. Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles
April 15, 2004 Monetary Policy Report – April 2004 The Canadian economy continues to adjust to developments in the global economy. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
October 25, 2023 Monetary Policy Report – October 2023 Higher interest rates are working to ease price pressures in Canada and inflation is coming down, though progress to the 2% target is slow. The Bank projects that inflation will stay around 3½% until the middle of 2024, returning to target in 2025. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
December 10, 2007 Inflation Targeting, Price-Level Targeting, and Fluctuations in Canada's Terms of Trade Bank of Canada Review - Winter 2007-2008 Donald Coletti, René Lalonde Coletti and Lalonde compare inflation targeting and price-level targeting in the context of a small open economy subject to sizable terms-of-trade shocks. The authors summarize recent research that compares the ability of price-level targeting and inflation targeting to stabilize the macroeconomy when confronted with shocks similar to those experienced by Canada in recent years. Their preliminary results suggest that price-level targeting may represent a feasible alternative to traditional inflation targeting. Their article also provides insight into the direction of current research in this area at the Bank. Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles
September 25, 2007 Turbulence in Credit Markets: Causes, Effects, and Lessons To Be Learned Remarks David Dodge Vancouver Board of Trade Vancouver, British Columbia The turbulence in financial markets did not come about against a backdrop of economic weakness. Indeed, over the past number of years, the global economy has shown remarkable strength. We were also seeing encouraging signs of growth being spread more evenly. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
July 23, 2009 Monetary Policy Report – July 2009 The global economy has suffered an intense, synchronous recession and considerable excess supply has opened up. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
February 10, 2011 Commodity Prices: The Long and the Short of It Remarks John Murray IPAC-Saskatchewan/Johnson/Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy Regina, Saskatchewan Commodity prices are once again making headlines. Some commodity prices, such as those for copper and cattle, have reached record highs; others are rising quickly and approaching previous peaks. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks