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• December 17, 2008

  Governor Carney discusses key risks to financial system, advocates for macroprudential approach

  Media Relations Toronto, Ontario

  While measures taken to address the global financial crisis will be successful, policy-makers need to improve their ability to detect the next crisis before it occurs, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said today.

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• December 9, 2008

  Bank of Canada lowers overnight rate target by 3/4 percentage point to 1 1/2 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by three-quarters of a percentage point to 1 1/2 per cent.

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