John Murray - Latest

• June 23, 2011

  Bank of Canada: Promoting Canada’s Economic and Financial Well-being

  Presentation John Murray Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce Lethbridge, Alberta

  In remarks to the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce, Deputy Governor John Murray discusses the work of the Bank of Canada and its economic outlook.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Presentations
• February 10, 2011

  Commodity Prices: The Long and the Short of It

  Remarks John Murray IPAC-Saskatchewan/Johnson/Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy Regina, Saskatchewan

  Commodity prices are once again making headlines. Some commodity prices, such as those for copper and cattle, have reached record highs; others are rising quickly and approaching previous peaks.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• November 19, 2010

  Has Exchange Rate Pass-Through Really Declined? Some Recent Insights from the Literature

  Bank of Canada Review - Autumn 2010 Jeannine Bailliu, Wei Dong, John Murray

  Building on an earlier Review article, the authors critically reassess the premise that exchange rate pass-through (ERPT) has declined in light of recent studies of the issue in the context of a dynamic stochastic general-equilibrium framework.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles Topic(s): Economic models, Exchange rates, Inflation and prices, Monetary policy framework
• August 24, 2010

  Re-examining Canada’s Monetary Policy Framework: Recent Research and Outstanding Issues

  Remarks John Murray Canadian Association for Business Economics Kingston, Ontario

  I am honoured to address members of the Canadian Association for Business Economics. My remarks today will focus on critical issues that the Bank of Canada has studied over the past four years and how this research will inform our work as we move forward post crisis.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• May 6, 2010

  Is There a Commodity Curse? Lessons from the Past

  Remarks John Murray University of Alberta Institute for Public Economics and C.D. Howe Institute Edmonton, Alberta

  As the title of the conference suggests, we have seen many boom-and-bust cycles in the commodity sector. This raises one obvious and central question: How can we avoid them in the future?

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• April 7, 2010

  Banking on a Better System: Lessons from Canada

  Presentation John Murray American University Washington, D.C.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Presentations
• November 4, 2009

  Central Banking Revealed: How We Promote Canada’s Economic and Financial Well-Being

  Presentation John Murray Prince George Chamber of Commerce Prince George, British Columbia

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Presentations
• September 15, 2009

  Canada and the Economic Crisis: Our Performance and Near‐Term Prospects

  Presentation John Murray 80th International Business Cycle Conference of the Kiel Institute Berlin, Germany

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Presentations
• May 19, 2009

  When the Unconventional Becomes Conventional: Monetary Policy in Extraordinary Times

  Remarks John Murray Global Interdependence Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  The financial turbulence that began in the U.S. subprime-mortgage market in August 2007 reached maximum intensity towards the end of 2008, and enveloped the entire global economy. Strains that had previously been concentrated in a few major financial centers turned into a full-blown crisis, affecting both industrial and emerging-market economies through trade, financial, and confidence channels.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• September 18, 2008

  Measuring Inflation: Methodology and Misconceptions

  Remarks John Murray Certified General Accountants of Ontario Toronto, Ontario

  These past few months have been busy for central bankers, to say the least, and the past few days are certainly no exception. While developments on Wall Street have garnered much attention, the cost of living has also been an issue for us all, whether we're buying gas at the pumps, booking an airline ticket, or just picking up a loaf of bread at the grocery store.

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