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• December 21, 2006

  The “Maple Bond” Market

  Financial System Review - December 2006 James Hately

  Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles
• December 21, 2006

  Are Canadian Banks Efficient? A Canada-U.S. Comparison

  Financial System Review - December 2006 Jason Allen, Walter Engert, Ying Liu

  Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles
• December 21, 2006

  Credit in a Tiered Payments System

  Financial System Review - December 2006 Alexandra Lai, Nikil Chande, Sean O'Connor

  Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles
• December 21, 2006

  Using No-Arbitrage Models to Predict Exchange Rates

  Financial System Review - December 2006 Antonio Diez de los Rios

  Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles
• December 11, 2006

  Improving Financial System Efficiency: The Need for Action

  Remarks David Dodge Economic Club of Toronto Toronto, Ontario

  The FSR reports on developments and trends in financial systems here and abroad, summarizes recent research by Bank staff on financial sector policies, and promotes discussion of how to strengthen our financial system. In short, the goal of the FSR is to improve financial system efficiency and stability.

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

• Canadian City Housing Prices and Urban Market Segmentation

  Staff Working Paper 2006-49 Jason Allen, Robert Amano, David Byrne, Allan Gregory

  The authors provide a detailed empirical analysis of Canadian city housing prices. They examine the long-run relationship between city house prices in Canada from 1981 to 2005 as well as idiosyncratic relations between city prices and city-specific variables.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Regional economic developments JEL Code(s): C, C2, C22, C3, C32, R, R2
• December 6, 2006

  The Art and Design of Canadian Bank Notes

  

  This volume offers readers a behind-the-scenes look at the demanding world of bank note design, highlighting the beauty of Canada's bank notes and celebrating the engraver's art. Soft cover, 124 pages (2006).

  Content Type(s): Publications, Books and monographs, Souvenir books Topic(s): Bank notes
• December 5, 2006

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

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

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

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• December 4, 2006

  Debt Strategy Consultations 2007/08 Views Sought on Issues Relating to the Government Domestic Borrowing Program

  A consultation document relating to the preparation of debt strategy for the fiscal year 2007/08, prepared jointly by the Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada, is being made public today.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• December 4, 2006

  Debt Strategy 2007/08 Consultations

  The Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada are seeking views of government securities distributors, institutional investors, and other interested parties on conditions and developments in the Government of Canada securities market to support the development of the debt strategy for 2007/08.