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• April 27, 2006

  Monetary Policy Report – April 2006

  

  The Canadian economy continues to grow at a solid pace, consistent with the Bank’s outlook in the January Monetary Policy Report Update.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
• April 25, 2006

  Bank of Canada raises overnight rate target by 1/4 percentage point to 4 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 4 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• April 24, 2006

  Perspectives on Potential Output and Productivity Growth

  Conference held on 24 and 25 April 2006 (papers in unedited, electronic format only)

  Content Type(s): Conferences and workshops
• April 17, 2006

  Business Outlook Survey - Spring 2006

  Businesses are positive about the economic outlook. Hiring and investment intentions are strong, while future sales are expected to increase at about the same pace as in the past 12 months.

  Supplemental questions on the appreciation of the Canadian dollar - Spring 2006

  Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
• April 13, 2006

  Summary of the CFEC Survey on Foreign Exchange Hedging

  In December 2005, the Bank of Canada sent those banks that are members of the Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee (CFEC) a questionnaire that focused on the foreign exchange hedging activities of their corporate customers.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee
• April 7, 2006

  2006/07 Debt Strategy Consultations - Summary of Comments

  Today, a Summary of Comments/Debt Strategy 2006/07 is being published on the Bank's website in conjunction with the release of the government's Debt Management Strategy for 2006/07 on the Department of Finance's website.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• April 7, 2006

  Bank of Canada Reassures Canada Savings Bond Payroll Savings Program Clients Following Successful Fraud Investigation

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today expressed its satisfaction with the successful investigation by the RCMP and the Ottawa Police Service of an incidence of fraudulent activity related to a small number of Canada Savings Bond Payroll Savings Program accounts.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• April 7, 2006

  Summary of Comments – 2006/07 Debt Strategy Consultations

  In November 2005, officials from the Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada sought views from Government Securities Distributors and institutional investors on a number of issues related to the design and operation of domestic debt programs.
• April 4, 2006

  The Conduct of Monetary Policy: Dealing with Changes in the Terms of Trade

  Remarks Pierre Duguay School of Business, Okanagan College Kelowna, British Columbia

  The ultimate goal of Canadian monetary policy is to help our economy achieve its maximum sustainable growth, and thus contribute to rising living standards for Canadians. The best way to achieve this goal, we've learned from experience, is to keep inflation low, stable, and predictable.

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

• Forecasting Commodity Prices: GARCH, Jumps, and Mean Reversion

  Staff Working Paper 2006-14 Jean-Thomas Bernard, Lynda Khalaf, Maral Kichian, Sebastien McMahon

  Fluctuations in the prices of various natural resource products are of concern in both policy and business circles; hence, it is important to develop accurate price forecasts.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods JEL Code(s): C, C5, C52, C53, E, E3, E37