The Goal of Price Stability: A Review of the Issues Technical Report No. 54 Jack Selody The basic responsibility of a central bank is to preserve the value of money—that is, to maintain stability in the general level of prices. This report pulls together the main arguments for and against price stability as the appropriate goal for monetary policy. The available evidence suggests that the benefits of price stability are many […] Content Type(s): Staff research, Technical reports Topic(s): Inflation targets JEL Code(s): E, E3, E31, E5, E50
Asset-Price Misalignments and Monetary Policy: How Flexible Should Inflation-Targeting Regimes Be? Staff Discussion Paper 2007-6 Jack Selody, Carolyn A. Wilkins The authors analyze the extent to which inflation-targeting frameworks should incorporate flexibility in order to respond to asset-price misalignments and other atypical events. They examine the costs and benefits of adding flexibility to the Bank's current inflation-targeting framework, and conclude that maintaining low and stable consumer price inflation is the best contribution that monetary policy […] Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Topic(s): Inflation targets, Monetary policy framework JEL Code(s): E, E5, E6
March 8, 2007 Dodge discusses the importance of flexibility in meeting economic challenges Media Relations Calgary, Alberta In a speech to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, Governor Dodge explained that while strong macroeconomic conditions are necessary for meeting the challenges of the global economy, additional work on microeconomic policies is still needed. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
November 15, 2006 Bank of Canada Issues Upgraded $5 Bank Note Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today put into circulation a $5 note with upgraded security features in order to improve the security of Canadian bank notes. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
October 19, 2006 Bank of Canada releases Monetary Policy Report Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today released the October Monetary Policy Report, which discusses current economic and financial trends in the context of Canada's inflation-control strategy. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
May 9, 2002 Canadian Consul General's residence Remarks David Dodge Luncheon at the Canadian Consul General's residence Chicago, Illinois In Canada, the economic weakness that we experienced was really concentrated in the third quarter of last year, particularly in September. The terrorist attacks in September created a great deal of uncertainty, and so the Bank of Canada, like the U.S. Federal Reserve, provided an extraordinary amount of stimulus by aggressively lowering interest rates. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
June 27, 2001 Bank of Canada awards contract for outsourcing of retail debt systems and operations support Media Relations The Bank of Canada has signed a contract with EDS Canada Inc. for the provision of systems and operations support services for the federal government's retail debt program to ensure more flexible and cost-effective service. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
May 29, 2001 Bank of Canada lowers key policy rate by 1/4 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 4 1/2 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is correspondingly lowered, and the Bank Rate is reduced by one-quarter of one percentage point to 4 3/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
Tests of Market Efficiency in the One-Week When-Issued Market for Government of Canada Treasury Bills Technical Report No. 65 D. Graham Pugh This report presents different tests of market efficiency in the when- issued market for Government of Canada treasury bills and examines the effectiveness, in this market, of Bank operations over the 1986 to mid- 1992 period. The when-issued market, which is a combination of a forward and futures market, enables market participants to buy or […] Content Type(s): Staff research, Technical reports Topic(s): Financial markets JEL Code(s): G, G1, G14
Entrepreneurial Risk, Credit Constraints, and the Corporate Income Tax: A Quantitative Exploration Staff Working Paper 2002-21 Césaire Meh This paper describes the positive effect that corporate income tax has on capital formation in the presence of liquidity constraints and uninsurable risk. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Economic models, Fiscal policy JEL Code(s): D, D3, D31, E, E6, E62, H, H2, H20, H23