July 10, 2008 Bank of Canada Appoints Special Advisers Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced the appointment of Angelo Melino, Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Toronto, and Frank Milne, BMO Professor of Economics and Finance in the Department of Economics at Queen's University, as Special Advisers for the year 2008-09. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
July 8, 2008 Bank of Canada Announces that Term PRA Maturing on 10 July will not be Renewed The Bank of Canada announced today that it will not renew the $1 billion term PRA maturing on 10 July. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
June 27, 2008 Flexibility versus Credibility in Inflation-Targeting Frameworks Remarks Mark Carney 7th BIS Annual Conference Lucerne, Switzerland There are two broad classes of arguments for greater flexibility in the design and application of monetary policy frameworks. The BIS has done a great deal of useful work on asset-price targeting in particular and on the complicated interplay between monetary policy and financial stability in general. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
June 25, 2008 United States Treasury Securities Accepted as Collateral for the Bank of Canada's Standing Liquidity Facility Further to its 12 December 2007 announcement, the Bank of Canada is expanding the list of securities eligible to be pledged as collateral for the Standing Liquidity Facility to include marketable securities issued by the United States Treasury (bills, notes and bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
June 23, 2008 Bank of Canada Announces that Term PRA Maturing on 26 June will not be Renewed The Bank of Canada announced today that it will not renew the $1 billion term PRA maturing on 26 June. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
June 23, 2008 Real Estate, Mortgage Markets, and Monetary Policy Remarks Sheryl Kennedy Investment Industry Association of Canada Banff, Alberta For many Canadians, one of the most important investments they'll make is the purchase of a house. And for you as financial market professionals, the links between the housing market and financial markets have important consequences. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
June 19, 2008 Governor Carney Discusses the Role of Monetary Policy in the Face of the Commodities Boom Media Relations Calgary, Alberta The best contribution that the Bank of Canada can make to help all Canadians reap the benefits of the current commodities boom is to remain focused on achieving its inflation target, Governor Mark Carney said today in a speech to the Commodities, the Economy, and Money conference. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
June 19, 2008 Capitalizing on the Commodity Boom: the Role of Monetary Policy Remarks Mark Carney Haskayne School of Business Calgary, Alberta We are experiencing a commodity super cycle. Throughout the current boom, the scale of price increases has been higher, and the range of affected commodities broader, than in previous upturns. Since 2002, grain and oilseed prices have more than doubled, base metals prices have tripled, and oil prices have quadrupled. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
June 12, 2008 Results of the 12 June 2008 Term PRA Transaction Results of today's term PRA operations. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
June 10, 2008 Bank of Canada keeps overnight rate target at 3 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 3 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases