February 16, 2023
Our commitment to 2% inflation
Deputy Governor Paul Beaudry explains why the 2% target remains the centrepiece of the Bank of Canada’s inflation-targeting framework.
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September 20, 2022
Anatomy of a pandemic: Applying old lessons and learning from new ones
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Paul Beaudry
University of Waterloo Faculty of Arts Distinguished Lecture in Economics
Waterloo, Ontario
Deputy Governor Paul Beaudry describes how the lessons learned from previous economic crises helped central bankers during the global COVID-19 pandemic. He also talks about how managing inflation expectations can help bring inflation back to target.
June 2, 2022
Navigating high inflation
On June 1, the Bank of Canada decided to increase its policy interest rate by half a percentage point. Speaking the next day, Deputy Governor Paul Beaudry explains why inflation has been higher than expected and what we are doing to get it back to our 2% target.
Content Type(s):
Press,
Speeches and appearances,
Speech summaries
Research Topic(s):
Credibility,
Expectations,
Inflation and prices,
Inflation targets,
Interest rates,
Monetary policy,
Monetary policy and uncertainty,
Monetary policy implementation,
Price stability,
Recent economic and financial developments
May 3, 2022
Earning the trust of Canadians
In her first speech with the Bank of Canada, Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers talks about how independence and accountability help the Bank build and maintain trust.
December 15, 2021
Building on success
Governor Tiff Macklem speaks about the Bank of Canada’s monetary policy framework review and the agreement between the Government of Canada and the Bank to renew the 2 percent inflation target.
Content Type(s):
Press,
Speeches and appearances,
Speech summaries
Research Topic(s):
Central bank research,
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19),
Credibility,
Expectations,
Inflation and prices,
Inflation targets,
Labour markets,
Monetary policy,
Monetary policy and uncertainty,
Monetary policy communications,
Monetary policy framework,
Monetary policy implementation,
Recent economic and financial developments