<time datetime="2024-03-21T00:00:01-04:00">March 21, 2024</time>

The Study in Brief

  • To make informed decisions, policymakers need reliable and robust economic data, and researchers at the C.D. Howe…
<time datetime="2023-01-26T00:00:01-05:00">January 26, 2023</time>

Executive Summary

In the decade leading up to the pandemic, safe assets did not keep pace with global demand. The supply of high-…

<time datetime="2021-03-18T00:01:00-04:00">March 18, 2021</time>

Easy Money Unlikely to Cause Financial Instability in Canada

  • On the heels of the Bank of Canada reiterating they will keep interest rates low, authors Jeremy Kronick…
<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="2019-07-09T00:00:05-04:00">July 9, 2019</time>

Inflation went through a puzzling path after the  financial crisis of 2008-09 and the reasons why warrant a closer look, according to a C.D. Howe Institute report.  In “Inflation after…

<time datetime="2017-12-14T00:00:01-05:00">December 14, 2017</time>

Canada’s mediocre innovation performance calls for a broader policy approach, according to a new report from the C. D. Howe Institute. In “Innovation Policy in Canada: A Holistic Approach,” author…

Intelligence Memos
To: Interest rate watchers From: Jeremy M. Kronick and Steve Ambler Date: March 13, 2024 Re: No Rate Cut Yet. Here’s Why Headline inflation in January moved back into the Bank of…
Council Report
February 29, 2024 – The C.D. Howe Institute’s Monetary Policy Council (MPC) recommends that the Bank of Canada maintain its target for the overnight rate, its benchmark policy interest rate…
Intelligence Memos
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
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…
Op-Ed
Quand le vent souffle fort, même les dindes peuvent voler. Pour un temps. À preuve les titres boursiers gonflés à l’hélium par l’action coordonnée de petits investisseurs. L’appréciation aussi…
Research
Les épargnants et les caisses de retraite doivent faire face à des rendements futurs inférieurs sur leurs investissements, affirme une nouvelle étude d’Institut C.D. Howe. Dans « Un pour cent?…