September 20, 2010 Browse research Find Bank of Canada research by keyword, author, content type, JEL code, topic or date of publication.
Nowcasting the Global Economy Staff Discussion Paper 2010-12 James Rossiter Forecasts of global economic activity and inflation are important inputs when conducting monetary policy in small open economies such as Canada. As part of the Bank of Canada's broad agenda to augment its short-term forecasting tools, the author constructs simple mixed-frequency forecasting equations for quarterly global output, imports, and inflation using the monthly global Purchasing Managers Index (PMI). Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Topic(s): Economic models, International topics JEL Code(s): E, E3, E37, F, F4, F47
September 16, 2010 Issues in Inflation Targeting: Summary Proceedings of a conference held by the Bank of Canada, April 2005
September 16, 2010 Birds of Canada series The 1986 series featured different Birds of Canada on the back of each denomination. This series was designed with security features to counter the colour photocopiers of that era.
September 16, 2010 Implementing Monetary Policy in the Large Value Transfer System Environment Discussion papers, setting out a proposed framework for implementing monetary policy in the LVTS environment, were published before the final report was issued in January 1999.
September 15, 2010 Promoting Canada's Economic and Financial Well-being in an Uncertain World Presentation Timothy Lane St. John’s Board of Trade St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Presentations
September 14, 2010 Commemorative notes Since issuing its first series of bank notes in 1935, the Bank of Canada has issued four commemorative bank notes. Each commemorative note marks an important milestone for the reigning monarch or a defining moment in Canadian history.
September 14, 2010 Bundesbank Lecture 2010: The Economic Consequences of the Reforms Remarks Mark Carney Deutsche Bundesbank Berlin, Germany Keynes wrote prophetically of the economic consequences of the Treaty of Versailles. Could the same be said of current financial reforms? Are policy-makers taking for granted the essential role performed by finance in a vain pursuit of its risk-proofing? Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
September 14, 2010 Economic Case for Global Financial Sector Reform Compelling, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney Says Media Relations Berlin, Germany The economic case for global financial sector reform is compelling, and the basic stakes are enormous, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney argued today in Berlin in a lecture that focused on the costs and benefits of reform. "Without credible, coordinated financial reforms, we risk losing the open trading and financial system that has underpinned the economic miracle of recent times," he said. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
September 13, 2010 1937 series The creation of a second series of bank notes, only two years after the first, was prompted by changes in Canadian government legislation that required the Bank of Canada to produce bilingual bank notes.