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• July 17, 2008

  Monetary Policy Report Update – July 2008

  Three major developments are affecting the Canadian economy: the protracted weakness in the U.S. economy; ongoing turbulence in global financial markets; and sharp increases in the prices of certain commodities — particularly energy. The first two developments are evolving roughly in line with expectations outlined in the April Monetary Policy Report.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
• July 15, 2008

  Bank of Canada keeps overnight rate target at 3 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 3 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• July 10, 2008

  Bank of Canada Appoints Special Advisers

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced the appointment of Angelo Melino, Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Toronto, and Frank Milne, BMO Professor of Economics and Finance in the Department of Economics at Queen's University, as Special Advisers for the year 2008-09.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases

• Information Shocks, Jumps, and Price Discovery - Evidence from the U.S. Treasury Market

  Staff Working Paper 2008-22 George Jiang, Ingrid Lo, Adrien Verdelhan

  We examine large price changes, known as jumps, in the U.S. Treasury market. Using recently developed statistical tools, we identify price jumps in the 2-, 3-, 5-, 10-year notes and 30-year bond during the period of 2005-2006.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial markets JEL Code(s): G, G1, G12, G14
• July 7, 2008

  Business Outlook Survey - Summer 2008

  Despite the recent slowdown in real economic growth in Canada, the results of the summer survey do not suggest widespread weakness across Canadian firms. Firms have, however, become increasingly concerned about pressures on input costs and inflation.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey

• The Cost of Equity in Canada: An International Comparison

  Staff Working Paper 2008-21 Jonathan Witmer

  This paper calculates an implied cost of equity for 19 developed countries from 1991 to 2006. During this period, there has been a decline in the cost of equity of about 10-15 bps per year, which can be partially attributed to declining government yields and declining inflation.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial markets, International topics JEL Code(s): G, G3, G30, G38

• The Effect of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on CEO Pay for Luck

  Staff Working Paper 2008-20 Teodora Paligorova

  According to the rent-extraction hypothesis, weak corporate governance allows entrenched CEOs to capture the pay-setting process and benefit from events outside of their control – get paid for luck.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Labour markets JEL Code(s): G, G3, G38, J, J3, J33, M, M5, M52
• June 27, 2008

  Flexibility versus Credibility in Inflation-Targeting Frameworks

  Remarks Mark Carney 7th BIS Annual Conference Lucerne, Switzerland

  There are two broad classes of arguments for greater flexibility in the design and application of monetary policy frameworks. The BIS has done a great deal of useful work on asset-price targeting in particular and on the complicated interplay between monetary policy and financial stability in general.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• June 25, 2008

  United States Treasury Securities Accepted as Collateral for the Bank of Canada's Standing Liquidity Facility

  Further to its 12 December 2007 announcement, the Bank of Canada is expanding the list of securities eligible to be pledged as collateral for the Standing Liquidity Facility to include marketable securities issued by the United States Treasury (bills, notes and bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• June 23, 2008

  Real Estate, Mortgage Markets, and Monetary Policy

  Remarks Sheryl Kennedy Investment Industry Association of Canada Banff, Alberta

  For many Canadians, one of the most important investments they'll make is the purchase of a house. And for you as financial market professionals, the links between the housing market and financial markets have important consequences.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks