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June 10, 2002
Summer Consultations
Overview The purpose of these consultations is to obtain market views on issues relating to the design and operation of government debt programs for fiscal 2002/03 and beyond. The fundamental objectives of the federal debt strategy are to provide stable, low-cost funding for the federal government and to maintain and enhance a well-functioning market for […] -
June 4, 2002
Bank of Canada raises overnight rate target by 1/4 percentage point to 2 1/2 per cent
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 2 1/2 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is correspondingly increased, and the Bank Rate is now 2 3/4 per cent. -
Does Exchange Rate Policy Matter for Growth?
Previous studies on whether the nature of the exchange rate regime influences a country's medium-term growth performance have been based on a tripartite classification scheme that distinguishes between pegged, intermediate, and flexible exchange rate regimes. -
May 24, 2002
Convocation address
Queen's motto is Sapientia et Doctrina Stabilitas, which we generally translate as "Wisdom and knowledge shall be the strength of thy times." This motto is especially pertinent to you as engineers graduating today. -
May 14, 2002
International Financial Architecture and the Resolution of Financial Crises
The preamble to the Bank of Canada Act calls on us to promote the economic and financial welfare of Canada. In this context, we aim to foster good economic performance through monetary stability - that is to say, through low, stable, and predictable inflation. But no market economy can function properly unless it is also supported by an efficient and stable financial system. -
May 14, 2002
Bank of Canada Governor Reviews Progress in Strengthening International Financial Architecture and Resolving Financial Crises
Mr. Dodge stressed that in an interconnected world, Canada's open economy is very much affected by world events - hence, our strong interest in a healthy international financial environment. -
May 9, 2002
Canadian Consul General's residence
In Canada, the economic weakness that we experienced was really concentrated in the third quarter of last year, particularly in September. The terrorist attacks in September created a great deal of uncertainty, and so the Bank of Canada, like the U.S. Federal Reserve, provided an extraordinary amount of stimulus by aggressively lowering interest rates. -
Entrepreneurship, Inequality, and Taxation
This paper confirms the conjecture that the evaluation of tax policy leads to very different conclusions once the role of entrepreneurs is considered. Contrary to previous literature, the author finds that switching from a progressive to a proportional income tax system has a negligible effect on wealth inequality in the United States. -
April 30, 2002
Opening Statement before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
To counter that uncertainty and bolster consumer and business confidence, the Bank of Canada moved aggressively to provide monetary stimulus. Between last September and January 2002, we lowered interest rates by 200 basis points, bringing the total reduction since January 2001 to 375 basis points.