January 25, 2010 Inflation Calculator Calculate how much the cost of a fixed "basket" of consumer purchases has changed, using monthly consumer price index (CPI) data from 1914 to now.
Corporate Risk Taking and Ownership Structure Staff Working Paper 2010-3 Teodora Paligorova This paper investigates the determinants of corporate risk taking. Shareholders with substantial equity ownership in a single company may advocate conservative investment policies due to greater exposure to firm risk. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial markets, International topics JEL Code(s): G, G3, G31, G34
January 22, 2010 Exchange rates Find exchange rates, along with supporting data and background information.
January 22, 2010 Statistics Find exchange rates, interest rates, price indexes, economic indicators and other statistical information.
Labour Reallocation, Relative Prices and Productivity Staff Working Paper 2010-2 Shutao Cao, Danny Leung This paper documents the rate at which labour flows between industries and between firms within industries using the most recent data available. It examines the determinants of these flows and their relationship with the productivity growth. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Labour markets, Productivity JEL Code(s): D, D2, D23, E, E3, E32, J, J6
January 21, 2010 Monetary Policy Report – January 2010 The global economic recovery is under way, supported by continued improvements in fi nancial conditions and stronger domestic demand growth in many emerging-market economies. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
January 21, 2010 Release of the Monetary Policy Report Opening statement Mark Carney Ottawa, Ontario Paul and I are pleased to be here with you today to discuss the January Monetary Policy Report, which we published this morning. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
Search Frictions and Asset Price Volatility Staff Working Paper 2010-1 B. Ravikumar, Enchuan Shao We examine the quantitative effect of search frictions in product markets on asset price volatility. We combine several features from Shi (1997) and Lagos and Wright (2002) in a model without money. Households prefer special goods and general goods. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial markets, Market structure and pricing JEL Code(s): E, E4, E44, G, G1, G12
January 19, 2010 Bank of Canada Announces the New Schedule for Bank of Canada Term PRA Operations Commencing 16 February 2010 Further to the 15 December 2009 announcement, the Bank of Canada today releases the new schedule for the monthly Bank of Canada Term PRA operations commencing 16 February 2010 and running through to the April 2010 Fixed Announcement Date. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices