News

• September 20, 2011

  Global Economic Environment Presents Significant Challenges and Opportunities for Canada

  Media Relations Saint John, New Brunswick

  Recent changes in the global economic environment present both significant challenges and opportunities for Canada, Governor Mark Carney said in a speech to the Saint John Board of Trade.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• September 19, 2011

  Curbing Contagion: Options and Challenges for Building More Robust Financial Market Infrastructure

  Remarks Timothy Lane Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication Annual Sibos Conference Toronto, Ontario

  Deputy Governor Tim Lane discusses the options and challenges for building more robust financial market infrastructure.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• September 13, 2011

  Bank of Canada Calls for Nominations for the 2012 Fellowship and Governor’s Awards

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada calls for nominations for the 2012 Fellowship and Governor’s Awards.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Fellowship Program
• September 7, 2011

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• August 24, 2011

  The Role of the G-20 in Sustaining the Recovery and Protecting Financial Stability

  Remarks Tiff Macklem Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) Mumbai, India

  In his speech, Senior Deputy Governor Tiff Macklem discusses the G-20 reform agenda to achieve durable financial stability and sustainable and balanced economic growth.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• August 23, 2011

  Bank of Canada Announces the Recipient of Its 2011 Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada announces that the recipient of its 2011 Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence is the RCMP Integrated Counterfeit Enforcement Team in Surrey, British Columbia.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Topic(s): Bank notes
• August 23, 2011

  How People Think and How It Matters

  Remarks Jean Boivin Canadian Association for Business Economics Kingston, Ontario

  In his speech entitled “How People Think and How it Matters,” delivered to the Canadian Association for Business Economics, Deputy Governor Jean Boivin reviews various ways people form expectations and how these affect monetary policy.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• August 19, 2011

  Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

  Opening statement Mark Carney House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario

  Thank you for this opportunity to appear here today. Recent Economic and Financial Developments In recent weeks, several downside risks to the Bank’s July Monetary Policy Report (MPR) projection have been realised. The European sovereign crisis has intensified, the U.S. credit rating has been downgraded, and a broad range of data has signalled slower global […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• August 18, 2011

  Bank of Canada Review - Summer 2011

  

  This special issue, “Real-Financial Linkages,” examines the Bank’s research using theoretical and empirical models to improve its understanding of the linkages between financial and macroeconomic developments in the wake of the recent global financial crisis.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review
• July 26, 2011

  Bank of Canada Releases 2012 Schedule for Policy Interest Rate Announcements and Monetary Policy Report Releases

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today released its 2012 schedule of eight dates for announcing decisions on its key policy interest rate and four dates for the release of its Monetary Policy Report. The Bank also confirmed the announcement dates for the remainder of this year.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases