Poloz and Wilkins answering questions in the Q&A. We will update live
- US election may be delaying investment decisions
- We've talked about a 3-5 year adjustment to oil shock
- Judgement to leave rates unchanged will be monitored closely
- Major effects of oil shock have been absorbed
- Export recovery path what we thought but consistently short of what we have forecasted
- Working on studies on exports patterns, will have more research ready in Winter
- Canadian bank asset quality and liquidity positions are "excellent"
- Impact of new housing measures on GDP highly uncertain
- Impact of housing rules is more front-loaded
- US forecast to grow in 2% track, similar to Canada
- We were very disappointed with export performance early in the year
- Recent poor export data hard to explain
- Trade and immigration could boost growth
Here is Poloz showing off his skills on the turntable.