May 28, 2015 Banking and Financial Statistics - May 2015 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Banking and Financial Statistics
Exploring Differences in Household Debt Across Euro Area Countries and the United States Staff Working Paper 2015-16 Dimitris Christelis, Michael Ehrmann, Dimitris Georgarakos We use internationally comparable household-level data for ten euro area economies and the United States to investigate cross-country differences in debt holdings and the potential of debt overhang. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Credit and credit aggregates, Econometric and statistical methods, International topics JEL Code(s): D, D1, D12, E, E2, E21, G, G1, G11
May 27, 2015 Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 3/4 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 3/4 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/2 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
May 22, 2015 Weekly Financial Statistics - 22 May 2015 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
May 19, 2015 Canadian economy rebuilding, though headwinds remain, says Governor Poloz Media Relations Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Following a setback caused by the drop in oil prices, the Canadian economy is once again on a course toward sustainable balanced growth, although it continues to face headwinds, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz said today. The Governor’s speech to the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce outlined some key indicators the Bank […] Content Type(s): Press, Press releases