July 18, 2007
Press, Market notices, Press releases
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July 12, 2007
Release of the Monetary Policy Report Update
Economic growth and inflation in Canada in the first half of this year have been stronger than was expected in the April Monetary Policy Report. The Bank judges that the economy is now operating further above its production potential than was projected in April. -
July 12, 2007
Bank of Canada releases Monetary Policy Report Update
Economic growth and inflation in Canada in the first half of this year have been stronger than was expected in the April Monetary Policy Report. -
July 10, 2007
Bank of Canada raises overnight rate target by 1/4 percentage point to 4 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 4 1/2 per cent. -
June 28, 2007
Governor's comment on resignation of IMF's Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato
Mr. de Rato has been a strong leader and a driving force behind renewing the IMF to meet the global challenges of the 21st century. We at the Bank of Canada are very sorry that he will be leaving. His departure will be a big loss for the international community. -
June 22, 2007
Advertisement for position of Governor of the Bank of Canada
The principal mission of the Bank of Canada is the formulation and implementation of Canada's national monetary policy to promote the economic and financial welfare of the country. -
June 21, 2007
Global Integration, Monetary Policy, and the International Monetary System
Now, Manitoba – right in the middle of our vast country – might seem an odd place to talk about globalization. But this province, like the rest of Canada, is very much affected by global economic forces. -
June 19, 2007
Change to the Official Time Base Reference Period for the Canadian Consumer Price Index: Implications for Government of Canada Real Return Bonds
Today, along with the release of the consumer price index (CPI) for May 2007, Statistics Canada converted the official time base reference period for the CPI (the period for which the value 100 is assigned to the index) from 1992 to 2002 . This conversion was previously announced on 23 January 2007. -
June 13, 2007
Demographics, Labour Input, and Economic Potential: Implications for Monetary Policy
Over the years, we at the Bank of Canada have learned that the best contribution that monetary policy can make to the economic welfare of Canadians is to keep inflation low, stable, and predictable. We try to keep the annual increase in consumer price inflation at 2 per cent, which is the middle of a 1 to 3 per cent inflation-control range. -
June 13, 2007
Governor Dodge Discusses the Implications of Demographics on Monetary Policy
Demographic trends and the effect of Canada's aging population have begun to have an impact on the Canadian monetary policy, Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge said today.