Monetary Policy
This research concerns central banking, its goals such as controlling inflation, the tools used to reach them such as policy interest rates, related indicators such as the growth of money and credit; and the role central banks play in supervising and providing liquidity to financial markets. In addition to this research, the Institute's Monetary Policy Council provides a regular independent assessment of the appropriate stance of Canadian monetary policy as the Bank of Canada pursues its 2 percent inflation target.
June 29, 2016 - Steve Ambler
The Bank of Canada should not squander its hard-won credibility by increasing its target rate of inflation, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Toward the Next Renewal of the...
March 31, 2016 - Michael Parkin
International evidence shows the wide economic benefits of inflation targeting, says a ground-breaking C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Mounting Evidence: Findings from Natural Experiments in...
February 9, 2016 - Jeremy Kronick
The Bank of Canada should start preparing for the next financial crisis, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Looking for Liquidity: Banking and Emergency Liquidity Facilities,” author...
October 7, 2015 - Craig Alexander and Steve Ambler
Pension fund savers face a future of lower investment returns, states a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “One Percent? For Real? Insights from Modern Growth Theory about Future Investment...
August 12, 2015 - Aaron Jacobs and Finn Poschmann
The Bank of Canada should track inflation using a measure that better accounts for changes in resale housing prices, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Improving on the CPI: A...
June 24, 2015 - David Longworth and Paul Jenkins
The Bank of Canada should focus monetary policy on inflation, not systemic risk, according to a new report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Securing Monetary and Financial Stability:...
Intelligence Memos
From: Martin Eichenbaum, Benjamin K. Johannsen, and Sergio Rebelo
To: Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance, and Stephen Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada
Date: February 16, 2018...
Intelligence Memos
From: William B.P. Robson and Jeremy M. Kronick
To: Governing Council, Bank of Canada
Date: January 23, 2018
Re: Slumping Money Growth May Prefigure a Slumping Economy
Growth of Canada’s money stock...
Op-Ed
The wait for the Bank of Canada to move is over; now the waiting for the next steps begins.
Wednesday's rate increase by the bank did not come as a surprise. In its December interest-rate setting...
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