Trade makes the pie bigger For decades, as trade among countries has grown, so has the world’s wealth. Here in Canada, roughly 1 in 6 jobs is linked to exports. Economists estimate that incomes in ...

The situation is by no means unique to Canada—several other countries have observed similar trends. So, does this mean that Canadians are giving up on cash? The short answer is no. Canadians still ...

The Bank's responsibilities under the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act Since 1996, Canada’s Payment Clearing and Settlement Act (PCSA) has conferred on the Bank of Canada specific responsibilities ...

Readability formulas At its broadest, the concept of readability includes not just the written text itself but also aspects such as the layout, visual elements and context. For example, the Bank’s web ...

Introduction Foreign demand for Government of Canada (GoC) bonds has increased rapidly since the financial crisis. This sudden interest by foreigners in the GoC market is associated with external ...

What we do The Canadian Fixed-Income Forum (Forum) is a senior level industry-wide committee established by the Bank of Canada to discuss developments in fixed-income market structure and functioning, ...

View data from the Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations (CSCE)—a quarterly survey aimed at measuring household views of inflation, the labour market and household finances.

Source: Bank of Canada, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) Federally-regulated credit unions and subsidiaries of non-bank financial institutions are excluded from the ...

Introduction Fontaine and Nolin (2016), Part I in this series, show that more than 50 per cent of the Canadian dollar variations are now systematic. Systematic variations are well-understood in the ...

Stress testing bond funds We want to assess how a rapid increase in interest rates caused by economic or financial conditions outside of Canada could affect bond funds. This is one of the key risks to ...