Inflation targets

• February 21, 2019

  Price check: Inflation in Canada

  Sharon Kozicki, Jill Vardy, Laurence Savoie-Chabot

  Why prices change, and what it means for the economy.

  Content Type(s): Publications, The Economy, Plain and Simple Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Credibility, Expectations, Inflation and prices, Inflation targets, Inflation: costs and benefits, Monetary policy framework, Monetary policy transmission, Price stability
• February 21, 2019

  Toward 2021: The Power—and Limitations—of Policy

  Remarks Stephen S. Poloz The Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal Montréal, Quebec

  Governor Poloz explains that monetary policy is a powerful tool to promote economic welfare, but it also has some important limits.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Central bank research, Financial stability, Inflation targets, Monetary policy and uncertainty, Monetary policy framework, Recent economic and financial developments
• February 21, 2019

  Monetary policy brings benefits—but has limits

  Speech summary Stephen S. Poloz Montréal, Quebec

  In his first speech of 2019, Governor Stephen S. Poloz explains that monetary policy is a powerful tool to promote our economic welfare. But he also notes that it has some key limits that need to be better understood in the face of uncertainty.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Topic(s): Inflation targets, Monetary policy framework