September 20, 2011 Global Economic Environment Presents Significant Challenges and Opportunities for Canada Media Relations Saint John, New Brunswick Recent changes in the global economic environment present both significant challenges and opportunities for Canada, Governor Mark Carney said in a speech to the Saint John Board of Trade. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
September 19, 2011 Curbing Contagion: Options and Challenges for Building More Robust Financial Market Infrastructure Remarks Timothy Lane Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication Annual Sibos Conference Toronto, Ontario Deputy Governor Tim Lane discusses the options and challenges for building more robust financial market infrastructure. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
September 13, 2011 Bank of Canada Calls for Nominations for the 2012 Fellowship and Governor’s Awards Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada calls for nominations for the 2012 Fellowship and Governor’s Awards. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Fellowship Program
Price-Level Targeting and Inflation Expectations: Experimental Evidence Staff Working Paper 2011-18 Robert Amano, Jim Engle-Warnick, Malik Shukayev In this paper, we use an economics decision-making experiment to test a key assumption underpinning the efficacy of price-level targeting relative to inflation targeting for business cycle stabilization and mitigating the effects of the zero lower bound on nominal interest rates. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Monetary policy framework JEL Code(s): E, E3, E32, E5, E52
September 7, 2011 Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
August 24, 2011 Quarterly Financial Report - Second Quarter 2011 Quarterly Financial Report - Second Quarter, 2011 - For the period ended 30 June 2011 Content Type(s): Publications, Quarterly Financial Report
August 24, 2011 The Role of the G-20 in Sustaining the Recovery and Protecting Financial Stability Remarks Tiff Macklem Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) Mumbai, India In his speech, Senior Deputy Governor Tiff Macklem discusses the G-20 reform agenda to achieve durable financial stability and sustainable and balanced economic growth. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
August 23, 2011 Bank of Canada Announces the Recipient of Its 2011 Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada announces that the recipient of its 2011 Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence is the RCMP Integrated Counterfeit Enforcement Team in Surrey, British Columbia. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Topic(s): Bank notes
August 23, 2011 How People Think and How It Matters Remarks Jean Boivin Canadian Association for Business Economics Kingston, Ontario In his speech entitled “How People Think and How it Matters,” delivered to the Canadian Association for Business Economics, Deputy Governor Jean Boivin reviews various ways people form expectations and how these affect monetary policy. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks