Ottawa, Ontario
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26 July 2016 Bank of Canada publishes 2017 schedule for policy interest rate announcements and release of the Monetary Policy Report
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. -
13 July 2016 Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement
Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision and the MPR. -
13 July 2016 Monetary Policy Report - Press Conference (Webcast) - July 2016
Release of the Monetary Policy Report - Press conference by Governor Stephen S. Poloz and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins. (11:15 (ET) approx.).
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13 July 2016 Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1/2 per cent
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. -
9 June 2016 Financial System Review - Press Conference (Video) - June 2016
Press conference by Governor Stephen S. Poloz and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins. (11:15 (ET) approx.).
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9 June 2016 Financial System Review - Press Conference (Audio) - June 2016
Press conference by Governor Stephen S. Poloz and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins. (11:15 (ET) approx.).
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9 June 2016 Release of the Financial System Review
Press conference following the release of the Financial System Review. -
9 June 2016 Overall risks to financial stability are largely unchanged, but household vulnerabilities have moved higher
The Financial System Review (FSR) concludes that the overall level of risk to Canada’s financial system is largely unchanged from six months ago. While household vulnerabilities have moved higher, the ongoing economic recovery in Canada means that the overall risk remains the same. The Bank highlights three vulnerabilities in the financial system: the elevated level of household indebtedness, imbalances in some regional housing markets and the fragility of liquidity in fixed-income markets. -
4 June 2016 CEA Purvis Lecture - Press Conference (Audio)
Monetary/Fiscal Policy Mix and Financial Stability: The Medium Term Is Still the Message - Stephen S. Poloz, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, delivers the Canadian Economics Association’s Purvis Lecture (14:15 (ET) approx.)
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4 June 2016 CEA Purvis Lecture - Press Conference (Video)
Monetary/Fiscal Policy Mix and Financial Stability: The Medium Term Is Still the Message - Stephen S. Poloz, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, delivers the Canadian Economics Association’s Purvis Lecture (14:15 (ET) approx.)