December 17, 2008
Toronto, Ontario
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December 17, 2008
Governor Carney discusses key risks to financial system, advocates for macroprudential approach
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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September 18, 2008
Measuring Inflation: Methodology and Misconceptions
These past few months have been busy for central bankers, to say the least, and the past few days are certainly no exception. While developments on Wall Street have garnered much attention, the cost of living has also been an issue for us all, whether we're buying gas at the pumps, booking an airline ticket, or just picking up a loaf of bread at the grocery store. -
March 13, 2008
Addressing Financial Market Turbulence
More than seven months after financial market turbulence began, policy-makers and market participants are entering a new phase, where shortcomings in the current system are better understood and improvements are beginning to be made, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said today in a speech to the Toronto Board of Trade. -
March 13, 2008
Addressing Financial Market Turbulence
Since last summer, many of us here today have been preoccupied with the ongoing dislocations in financial markets. What began in securities linked to U.S. subprime mortgages has spread to a broad range of structured assets, conventional credit markets, and, to a lesser extent, equities.