Press Releases

• May 22, 2008

  Bank of Canada Governor Outlines Principles for Liquid Markets

  Media Relations New York, New York

  Central banks have been more active in providing liquidity support for key markets throughout the recent financial market turbulence because well-functioning markets are important for the conduct of monetary policy and the efficient operation of the economy, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said today in a speech to the New York Association for Business Economics.

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• May 9, 2008

  Bank of Canada Hosts CEMLA Meetings

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Centre for Latin American Monetary Studies (Centro de Estudios Monetarios Latinoamericanos or CEMLA) concluded its Governors' Meetings today, hosted by the Bank of Canada.

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• April 28, 2008

  Counterfeit $100 notes discovered: Bank of Canada and the Toronto Police Service remind the public and retailers to be vigilant

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada and the Toronto Police Service are reminding the public and retailers to pay close attention to the bank notes they receive. A number of counterfeit $100 notes have been passed mainly in the Greater Toronto Area in the last few weeks.

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• April 24, 2008

  Bank of Canada releases Monetary Policy Report

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  Bank of Canada today released its April Monetary Policy Report, which discusses current economic and financial trends in the context of Canada's inflation-control strategy.

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• April 22, 2008

  Bank of Canada lowers overnight rate target by 1/2 percentage point to 3 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-half of a percentage point to 3 per cent.

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• March 18, 2008

  Bank of Canada Announces Recipients of Fellowship Award for 2008

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that Professor Michael Devereux of the University of British Columbia and Professor Shouyong Shi of the University of Toronto are the recipients of the Bank's Research Fellowship for 2008.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Fellowship Program
• March 18, 2008

  Bank of Canada Announces First Recipient of Governor's Award

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that Professor Henry Siu of the University of British Columbia is the first recipient of the Governor's Award.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Fellowship Program
• March 14, 2008

  The Bank of Canada Releases Its Annual Report for 2007

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada's Annual Report for 2007 was tabled in the House of Commons today.

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• March 13, 2008

  Addressing Financial Market Turbulence

  Media Relations Toronto, Ontario

  More than seven months after financial market turbulence began, policy-makers and market participants are entering a new phase, where shortcomings in the current system are better understood and improvements are beginning to be made, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said today in a speech to the Toronto Board of Trade.

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• March 4, 2008

  Bank of Canada lowers overnight rate target by 1/2 percentage point to 3 1/2 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-half of one percentage point to 3 1/2 per cent.

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