Posts

• 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
• April 4, 2006

  Bank of Canada to Upgrade $5 Bank Note

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it will issue a $5 note with upgraded security features beginning 15 November 2006 as part of its ongoing effort to improve the security of Canadian bank notes.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases

• Guarding Against Large Policy Errors under Model Uncertainty

  Staff Working Paper 2006-13 Gino Cateau

  How can policy-makers avoid large policy errors when they are uncertain about the true model of the economy?

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Monetary policy and uncertainty JEL Code(s): D, D8, D81, E, E5, E58

• The Welfare Implications of Inflation versus Price-Level Targeting in a Two-Sector, Small Open Economy

  Staff Working Paper 2006-12 Eva Ortega, Nooman Rebei

  The authors analyze the welfare implications of simple monetary policy rules in the context of an estimated model of a small open economy for Canada with traded and non-traded goods, and with sticky prices and wages.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Economic models, Exchange rates, Inflation targets JEL Code(s): E, E3, E31, E32, E5, E52

• The Federal Reserve's Dual Mandate: A Time-Varying Monetary Policy Priority Index for the United States

  Staff Working Paper 2006-11 René Lalonde, Nicolas Parent

  In the United States, the Federal Reserve has a dual mandate of promoting stable inflation and maximum employment. Since the Fed directly controls only one instrument - the federal funds rate - the authors argue that the Fed's priorities continuously alternate between inflation and economic activity.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods, Monetary policy framework, Monetary policy implementation JEL Code(s): C, C2, C22, C5, C52, E, E5, E52
• March 30, 2006

  The Evolving International Monetary Order and the Need for an Evolving IMF

  Lecture David Dodge Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Princeton, New Jersey

  The world needs an international institution to promote a new monetary order—a well-functioning, market-based global financial system. This will be the subject of my remarks today.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Lectures
• March 29, 2006

  Global Imbalances: Why Worry? What to Do?

  Remarks David Dodge New York Association for Business Economics New York, New York

  These imbalances reflect the financial flows associated with mismatches in savings and investment on a global scale. Since the late 1990s, many economies outside the United States have increased their net national savings.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• March 29, 2006

  Governor Dodge Discusses How to Resolve Global Imbalances

  Media Relations New York, New York

  Large and persistent current account imbalances are a global problem and all countries must adopt policies that will allow market forces to resolve them, Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge said today.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 22, 2006

  Bank of Canada announces Deputy Governor assignment

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada, Governor David Dodge today announced that Deputy Governor Sheryl Kennedy will be undertaking a short-term assignment as Senior Adviser to The Bank of Nova Scotia.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases