April 6, 2015 Weekly Financial Statistics - 6 April 2015 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
April 6, 2015 Business Outlook Survey - Spring 2015 In the spring Business Outlook Survey, lower oil prices continue to dampen the overall sales outlook of firms, weighing on investment and hiring intentions. However, a majority of businesses are benefiting from the strong economic outlook in the United States and the boost in competitiveness from the weaker Canadian dollar. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
April 6, 2015 Senior Loan Officer Survey - First-Quarter 2015 The survey results indicate that, overall, business-lending conditions were broadly unchanged during the first quarter of 2015, but tightened for the oil and gas sector.” Content Type(s): Publications, Senior Loan Officer Survey
2013 Methods-of-Payment Survey Results Staff Discussion Paper 2015-4 Christopher Henry, Kim Huynh, Rallye Shen As the sole issuer of bank notes, the Bank of Canada conducts methods-of-payment (MOP) surveys to obtain a detailed and representative snapshot of Canadian payment choices, with a focus on cash usage. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Topic(s): Bank notes, Digital currencies and fintech JEL Code(s): E, E4
March 31, 2015 Research Update - March 2015 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
March 31, 2015 Changes to Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF) The Bank of Canada announced on 29 January 2015 its intention to add certain Canadian-dollar term asset-backed securities (ABS) to its list of assets eligible as collateral under the Bank of Canada’s SLF. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
March 31, 2015 Release of the 2014 Annual Report on Bank of Canada Oversight Activities The Bank of Canada today published the 2014 annual report on its oversight of payment, clearing and settlement systems, which are also known as financial market infrastructures or FMIs. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
March 31, 2015 Legal Terms and Conditions for Government of Canada Debt Securities Starting today, the Legal Terms and Conditions for Government of Canada domestic marketable debt securities (the “Legal Terms”) can be viewed on the Department of Finance website. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices