Interest Rates

Don't Mess with Mr. In-Between: Why the Bank of Canada Should Stick to Fixed Announcement Dates

<time datetime="2001-10-01T00:00:00-04:00">October 1, 2001</time>

Canada's Inflation Targets: Clearer, But Not Yet Clear

Picking Up the Beat: Why the Bank of Canada Should Move to a Fixed Schedule for Monetary Policy Announcements

<time datetime="2000-09-01T00:00:00-04:00">September 1, 2000</time>

A Little Rhythm Could Help the Bank of Canada Stay Cool: The Case for Regularly Scheduled Bank Rate Decisions

<time datetime="2000-03-01T00:00:00-05:00">March 1, 2000</time>

Buried by a Falling Dollar: The Bank of Canada's Misguided Interest Rate Hike Promises Recession

<time datetime="1998-08-01T00:00:00-04:00">August 1, 1998</time>

How Not to Get Hit by a Falling Dollar: Why the Plunging Canadian Dollar Need Not Usher in a Slump

<time datetime="1998-01-01T00:00:00-05:00">January 1, 1998</time>

Intelligence Memos

Caracciolo, Kronick and Robson - How Housing Complicates the Bank of Canada’s Interest-Rate Decisions

From: Gherardo Caracciolo, Jeremy M. Kronick and William B.P. Robson To: Interest rate watchers Date: February 29, 2024 Re: How Housing Complicates the Bank of Canada’s…

Op-Ed

How we measure housing costs helps explain inflation's stubbornness - Financial Post

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

Jeremy M. Kronick - The Unintended Consequences of Ottawa’s 35-percent Interest Rate Cap

From: Jeremy M. Kronick To: Finance Minister Minister Chrystia Freeland Date: February 20, 2024 Re: The Unintended Consequences of Ottawa’s 35-percent Interest Rate Cap …