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• October 13, 2004

  Bank of Canada Unveils New $50 Bank Note

  Media Relations Calgary, Alberta

  The Bank of Canada today unveiled Canada's new $50 bank note, the theme of which is Nation Building: shaping the political, legal, and social structures for democracy and equality. The new note was unveiled at a ceremony in Calgary, Alberta by the Honourable Senator Joyce Fairbairn and David Dodge, Governor of the Bank of Canada.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• October 13, 2004

  Famous 5 Foundation

  Remarks David Dodge Nation Builders Dinner Calgary, Alberta

  As you know, one of the events and themes commemorated on the new $50 bank note is the Persons Case. I am especially pleased to be here tonight, helping to celebrate the 75th anniversary of that historic case, and honouring the Famous Five, who helped to enshrine the rights of all individuals, in Canada and other countries around the world, to participate on equal terms in political life.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• October 8, 2004

  Business Outlook Survey - Autumn 2004

  Businesses remain essentially as optimistic about the economic outlook as they were in the summer survey. Although they have marked down their growth forecast for the U.S. economy, businesses expect stronger domestic demand.

  Supplemental questions on the appreciation of the Canadian dollar - October 2004

  Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
• October 7, 2004

  Global Economic Developments and the Implications for Ontario

  Remarks David Dodge Ontario Economic Summit Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

  One theme that I heard repeatedly in Washington is that 2004 is turning out to be a better year than many had thought, particularly over the first half of the year. Indeed, the IMF is now projecting global economic growth of 5 per cent in 2004, which would be a marked improvement from the 3.9 per cent rate seen in 2003.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks

• Prévision et analyse de la production manufacturière au Canada : comparaison de modèles linéaires et non linéaires

  Staff Working Paper 2004-40 Frédérick Demers

  In this paper, the author describes reduced-form linear and non-linear econometric models developed to forecast and analyze quarterly data on output growth in the Canadian manufacturing sector from 1981 to 2003.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Econometric and statistical methods JEL Code(s): C, C2, C22, C5, C53

• A Forecasting Model for Inventory Investments in Canada

  Staff Working Paper 2004-39 Marwan Chacra, Maral Kichian

  The authors present an empirical model to forecast short-run inventory investment behaviour for Canada.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Domestic demand and components, Econometric and statistical methods JEL Code(s): C, C5, C53, E, E2, E22, E6, E62

• Finance Constraints and Inventory Investment: Empirical Tests with Panel Data

  Staff Working Paper 2004-38 Rose Cunningham

  The author empirically tests two aspects of the interaction between financial variables and inventory investment: negative cash flow and finance constraints due to asymmetric information.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Financial institutions JEL Code(s): E, E2, E22, G, G1, G14
• September 29, 2004

  Bank of Canada Issues New $20 Bank Notes

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  "The $20 bank note is the most widely used note," said Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge. "It accounts for almost half of all bank notes in circulation, which is why we encourage Canadians to become familiar with its design and security features.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• September 28, 2004

  Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Activity in Canada

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  Summary results of a survey of activity in Canadian foreign exchange and derivatives markets conducted by the Bank of Canada in April 2004 are now available. Similar surveys were undertaken in 51 other countries during the same month, and the central banks of many of those countries are also releasing their results today.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee
• September 23, 2004

  Changes in Minimum Bank of Canada Bond Purchases at Auctions

  Starting in 1996, the Bank of Canada began adjusting the relative amounts of Government of Canada treasury bills and bonds held on its balance sheet to more closely approximate the proportions of outstanding government debt.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices