News

• July 26, 2016

  Bank of Canada publishes 2017 schedule for policy interest rate announcements and release of the Monetary Policy Report

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today published its 2017 schedule of the key dates for policy interest rate announcements and release of the quarterly Monetary Policy Report, and it reconfirmed the scheduled announcement dates for the remainder of this year.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• July 13, 2016

  Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

  Opening statement Carolyn A. Wilkins, Stephen S. Poloz Ottawa, Ontario

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision and the MPR.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Topic(s): Exchange rates, Inflation and prices, Interest rates, Monetary policy, Recent economic and financial developments, Regional economic developments
• July 13, 2016

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1/2 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/4 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• July 13, 2016

  Monetary Policy Report – July 2016

  

  Canadian economic growth is projected to accelerate from 1.3 per cent this year to 2.2 per cent in 2017.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
• July 4, 2016

  Business Outlook Survey - Summer 2016

  The summer Business Outlook Survey indicates that overall business sentiment is subdued. The boost from foreign demand remains insufficient to outweigh the continued drag from commodity-related activity combined with modest domestic demand.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
• July 4, 2016

  Senior Loan Officer Survey - Second-Quarter 2016

  Survey results suggest that overall business-lending conditions continued to tighten during the second quarter of 2016 for both price and non-price conditions.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Senior Loan Officer Survey