February 18, 2008
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January 30, 2008
Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology
Opening statement
Paul Jenkins
House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology
To begin, as a little background I would like to quickly review the framework within which we conduct Canada's monetary policy. The Bank of Canada Act calls on us to mitigate "fluctuations in the general level of production, trade, prices and employment, so far as may be possible within the scope of monetary action, and generally to promote the economic and financial welfare of Canada."
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January 24, 2008
Bank of Canada releases Monetary Policy Report Update
The Bank of Canada today released its January Monetary Policy Report Update.
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January 24, 2008
Release of the Monetary Policy Report Update
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David Dodge
The Canadian economy continues to operate above its production capacity, despite some slowing in growth and inflation in the fourth quarter of 2007. Financial conditions have deteriorated since October, leading to tighter credit conditions in industrialized countries.
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January 22, 2008
Bank of Canada lowers overnight rate target by 1/4 percentage point to 4 per cent
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 4 per cent.
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