<time datetime="2022-05-10T06:00:00-04:00">May 10, 2022</time>
Rising Wealth of Canadians Boosts Retirement – For Some
- Canadians nearing retirement age have seen a doubling in the median value of both their assets and net worth…
<time datetime="2021-06-22T00:00:01-04:00">June 22, 2021</time>
Bank of Canada Should Beware "Mission Creep"
- When the Bank of Canada and the Government of Canada renew their inflation targeting agreement later this year, they…
<time datetime="2021-04-20T00:00:01-04:00">April 20, 2021</time>
Central Bank’s Inflation Targeting Doesn’t Need Overhaul
- In this report, leading monetary economist Stephen Williamson evaluates the alternatives to the Bank’s…
<time datetime="2021-03-11T00:00:01-05:00">March 11, 2021</time>
Modern Monetary Theory has Real-world Pitfalls
- In this paper, Farah Omran and Mark Zelmer examine Modern Monetary Theory, and find that while the MMT…
<time datetime="2021-01-12T00:01:00-05:00">January 12, 2021</time>
Bank of Canada Built Solid Track Record Pre-COVID
- The Bank of Canada built an impressive track record with its policy moves pre-COVID, then the pandemic knocked its…
<time datetime="2020-08-27T00:01:00-04:00">August 27, 2020</time>
Bank of Canada Should Rule Out “Helicopter Drop” Approach
- The Bank of Canada should avoid going direct with cash for consumers to influence economic activity, such as…
Op-Ed
News that Canada’s inflation rate fell in January has prompted fresh debate about cuts in the Bank of Canada’s policy interest rate, which has been at five per cent since last July.…
Intelligence Memos
To: Inflation Watchers
From: Jeremy M. Kronick and Steve Ambler
Date: February 1, 2024
Re: The Bank Needs to Talk About Geopolitical Supply Side Risk
The Bank of Canada held its target for…
Op-Ed
The Bank of Canada again held its target for the overnight rate at 5 per cent on Wednesday, as expected.
The clamoring had begun for the bank to consider dropping rates in hopes that inflation is…
Op-Ed
En matière d’inflation, il se peut qu’à force de crier au loup, la bête surgisse pour de vrai. Il suffit que tout le monde y croie et se comporte comme tel, pour que l’inflation apparaisse.
A…
Op-Ed
On le croyait mort, mais certains l’ont vu rôder. Plusieurs prédisent son retour prochain. D’autres en font plutôt des gorges chaudes. L’inflation est redevenue le bonhomme Sept Heures des marchés…
