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- Bank of Canada Policy Interest Rate(POLICY_RATE)
The Bank of Canada's target for the overnight rate, the policy instrument set at each of the Bank's eight scheduled decision dates per year. It anchors the prime rates banks charge households and businesses, transmitting monetary policy through mortgages and business credit. This series carries the month-end target value.
Bank of Canada, Valet · Monthly · Percent
- Overnight Money Market Rate(OVERNIGHT_RATE)
The average rate at which major market participants actually borrow and lend funds overnight. The Bank of Canada steers this rate toward its policy target through its operating framework, so the gap between the two shows how tightly policy is transmitting. Published as a monthly average.
Bank of Canada, Valet · Monthly · Percent
- CORRA(CORRA)
The Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average, a transaction-based measure of the cost of overnight repo funding secured by Government of Canada securities. It serves as Canada's risk-free reference rate for Canadian-dollar derivatives and floating-rate products. Published daily by the Bank of Canada.
Bank of Canada, Valet · Daily · Percent
- 2-Year Government of Canada Bond Yield(BOND_2Y)
The yield on the 2-year Government of Canada benchmark bond, the market's pricing of short-term sovereign borrowing. It moves closely with expectations for the Bank of Canada's policy rate over the next two years, making it the most policy-sensitive point on the yield curve. Published daily.
Bank of Canada, Valet · Daily · Percent
- 5-Year Government of Canada Bond Yield(BOND_5Y)
The yield on the 5-year Government of Canada benchmark bond. Lenders price most Canadian fixed-rate mortgages off the 5-year GoC yield, so it is the market rate that most directly sets what households pay for a 5-year fixed mortgage. Published daily.
Bank of Canada, Valet · Daily · Percent
- 10-Year Government of Canada Bond Yield(BOND_10Y)
The yield on the 10-year Government of Canada benchmark bond, the standard gauge of long-term sovereign borrowing costs. It embeds market expectations for growth and inflation over the coming decade and anchors pricing for long-term corporate debt. Published daily.
Bank of Canada, Valet · Daily · Percent
- 3-Month Treasury Bill Yield(TBILL_3M)
The yield on 90-day Government of Canada treasury bills at the mid-market rate. T-bills are the shortest-term federal borrowing instrument, so this series is the purest daily read on the risk-free short rate outside the policy target itself. Published daily.
Bank of Canada, Valet · Daily · Percent
- US Dollar / Canadian Dollar Exchange Rate(USDCAD)
Canadian dollars per one US dollar, the Bank of Canada's daily average indicative rate. It is the reference rate for valuing cross-border trade and investment between Canada and its largest trading partner. A rising value means the Canadian dollar is weakening against the US dollar.
Bank of Canada, Valet · Daily · CAD per USD
- Chartered Bank Prime Rate(PRIME_RATE)
The prime rate posted by major chartered banks, published weekly by the Bank of Canada. It is the base rate for variable-rate mortgages and business loans: when the Bank of Canada moves its policy target, the chartered banks move prime in lockstep. This series carries the posted rate in percent.
Bank of Canada, Valet · Weekly · Percent
- Conventional 5-Year Mortgage Rate(MORTGAGE_5Y)
The posted 5-year conventional mortgage rate at major chartered banks, published weekly. It is the benchmark behind fixed mortgage pricing; the negotiated rates borrowers actually pay typically run below the posted rate. Published in percent by the Bank of Canada.
Bank of Canada, Valet · Weekly · Percent
- Euro / Canadian Dollar Exchange Rate(FXEURCAD)
Canadian dollars per euro from the Bank of Canada's daily foreign exchange series. It is the second most referenced Canadian-dollar cross after the US dollar, and the rate that matters for trade with the euro area. A rising value means the loonie is weakening against the euro.
Bank of Canada, Valet · Daily · CAD per EUR
- Long-Term Government of Canada Bond Yield(BOND_LONG)
Yield on the long-term Government of Canada benchmark bond (over 10 years), published daily. It anchors pricing for pension funds and life insurers, whose long-dated liabilities are matched against long GoC yields. It moves with global long-rate trends as much as domestic policy.
Bank of Canada, Valet · Daily · Percent
- Canadian Effective Exchange Rate Index(CEER)
The Canadian Effective Exchange Rate index, a trade-weighted average of the loonie against the currencies of Canada's major trading partners. It rises when the Canadian dollar strengthens broadly rather than against a single currency. Published daily by the Bank of Canada on a nominal basis.
Bank of Canada, Valet · Daily · Index
- Consumer Price Index, All-items(CPI_ALLITEMS_NSA)
The all-items Consumer Price Index level on a 2002=100 base, not seasonally adjusted. The twelve-month percent change in this index is the inflation rate the Bank of Canada targets at 2 percent. Published monthly.
Statistics Canada, Consumer Price Index · Monthly · Index, 2002=100
- CPI-median (Bank of Canada Core)(CPI_MEDIAN)
CPI-median, the Bank of Canada's preferred core inflation measure, indexed to January 1989=100. Each month it takes the weighted median of price changes across the CPI basket, filtering out extreme moves in either direction. Published monthly, not seasonally adjusted.
Statistics Canada, Consumer Price Index (Bank of Canada core measures) · Monthly · Index, January 1989=100
- CPI-trim (Bank of Canada Core)(CPI_TRIM)
CPI-trim, the Bank of Canada's trimmed-mean core inflation measure, indexed to January 1989=100. It drops the most extreme price changes from both tails of the basket each month, keeping the middle of the distribution. Published monthly, not seasonally adjusted.
Statistics Canada, Consumer Price Index (Bank of Canada core measures) · Monthly · Index, January 1989=100
- CPI: Services(CPI_SERVICES)
The services half of the Consumer Price Index on a 2002=100 base. Services inflation runs stickier than goods inflation because it reflects wages more than import prices, which is why the Bank of Canada watches it closely. Published monthly, not seasonally adjusted.
Statistics Canada, Consumer Price Index · Monthly · Index, 2002=100