News

• September 25, 2007

  Governor Dodge Discusses Recent Market Turbulence: Causes, Effects, and Lessons

  Media Relations Vancouver, British Columbia

  anadian money markets are functioning better after being affected by this summer's turbulence, but they are not yet back to normal, Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge said today in a speech to the Vancouver Board of Trade.

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• September 25, 2007

  Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Activity in Canada During April 2007

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  During the month of April, the Bank of Canada and 53 other central banks and monetary authorities conducted a survey of turnover activity in the foreign exchange and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets in their respective countries.

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• September 25, 2007

  Turbulence in Credit Markets: Causes, Effects, and Lessons To Be Learned

  Remarks David Dodge Vancouver Board of Trade Vancouver, British Columbia

  The turbulence in financial markets did not come about against a backdrop of economic weakness. Indeed, over the past number of years, the global economy has shown remarkable strength. We were also seeing encouraging signs of growth being spread more evenly.

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• September 12, 2007

  Governor Dodge Discusses the Importance of Transparency in Financial Markets

  Media Relations London, United Kingdom

  One of the clearest lessons to emerge from the recent financial market dislocation is the critical importance of transparency if debt markets are to function properly, Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge said today in a speech to the Canada-U.K. Chamber of Commerce.

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• September 12, 2007

  A Clear Case for Transparency

  Remarks David Dodge Canada-U.K. Chamber of Commerce London, United Kingdom

  We have seen a remarkable continuation of robust global growth, fuelled by increases in international trade and facilitated by the continuing evolution and expansion of capital markets. Domestic demand began to grow more strongly in Europe and Asia and to slow in the United States, and this began to ease some of the concerns related to global imbalances that I spoke about during my last visit.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• September 10, 2007

  New initiative to involve Canadian high school students in the fight against bank note counterfeiting crimes

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada, the Durham District School Board, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Ontario Provincial Police and the Sûreté du Québec are joining forces to promote the new Counterfeit Detection module, a free ready-to-teach kit available to high schools across the country.

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• September 6, 2007

  The Bank of Canada is committed to providing liquidity; restores standard terms for SPRA

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada is committed to providing liquidity in support of the efficient functioning of Canada's financial markets.

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• September 5, 2007

  Bank of Canada keeps target for the overnight rate at 4 1/2 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 4 1/2 per cent.

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