December 2, 2003
Ottawa, Ontario
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November 17, 2003
Global Challenges, Canadian Opportunities
It is certainly nothing new to say that economies have become increasingly globalized. In his 1962 book, The Gutenberg Galaxy, Marshall McLuhan observed that the electronic mass media were collapsing time and space barriers. This enabled people to communicate on a global scale. He coined the term "global village" to describe this change. -
October 29, 2003
Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge corrects a misstatement
Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge corrects a misstatement he made in responding to a question yesterday relating to what he heard at the G-20 meeting about U.S. growth and how it might affect Bank of Canada projections. -
October 22, 2003
Bank of Canada releases Monetary Policy Report
Since the April Monetary Policy Report, the Canadian economy has been hit by a number of unusual shocks: SARS, BSE, the Ontario electricity blackout, and the severe forest fires in British Columbia. -
October 15, 2003
Bank of Canada keeps target for the overnight rate at 2 3/4 per cent
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 2 3/4 per cent. -
September 3, 2003
Bank of Canada lowers target for the overnight rate by 1/4 percentage point to 2 3/4 per cent
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 2 3/4 per cent. -
July 24, 2003
Bank of Canada releases 2004 schedule of dates for its policy interest rate announcements
The Bank of Canada today released its 2004 schedule of eight dates for announcing decisions on its key policy interest rate, and confirmed the announcement dates for the remainder of this year. -
July 17, 2003
Bank of Canada releases Monetary Policy Report Update
The Bank of Canada today released its Update to the April Monetary Policy Report. -
July 15, 2003
Bank of Canada lowers target for the overnight rate by 1/4 percentage point to 3 per cent
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 3 per cent. -
June 20, 2003
Bank of Canada Announces Appointment of Special Adviser
The Bank of Canada today announced the appointment of Professor John Helliwell to the visiting-economist position of Special Adviser during 2003 and 2004.