March 23, 2010 Daily Digest Get quick access to data on exchange rates, money markets, inflation, interest rates and bond yields.
March 15, 2010 Results of the 15 March 2010 Term PRA Transaction The results of today's term PRA operations. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
March 15, 2010 Bank of Canada Announces Recipients of 2010 Fellowship and Governor's Awards Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that Professor Paul Beaudry of the University of British Columbia is the recipient of the Bank's Research Fellowship for 2010. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Fellowship Program
March 12, 2010 Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term PRA Operation In accordance with the schedule of term purchase and resale agreement (PRA) auctions announced on 19 January (see schedule), the Bank of Canada announced today that it will conduct a term PRA operation. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
March 11, 2010 Bank of Canada: 75 Years Today Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the opening of its doors for business and to mark the occasion, Governor Mark Carney met with economics students from across Canada. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
March 11, 2010 Principles for Interesting Times Remarks Mark Carney Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario I would like to thank students from universities across Canada for joining me on this special day, the 75th anniversary of the Bank of Canada Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
March 10, 2010 Bank of Canada announces Deputy Governor Appointment Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada today announced the appointment of Jean Boivin as Deputy Governor and member of the Governing Council of the Bank effective 1 April. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
March 10, 2010 Bank of Canada announces retirement of Deputy Governor Pierre Duguay Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that Pierre Duguay, Deputy Governor, will retire from the Bank on 29 July 2010. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
March 9, 2010 Inflation Expectations and the Conduct of Monetary Policy: A Review of Recent Evidence and Experience Bank of Canada Review - Spring 2010 Rose Cunningham, Brigitte Desroches, Eric Santor This article explores the role of inflation expectations in the conduct of monetary policy. It reviews the various measures of inflation expectations used by central banks, including surveys and market-based indicators, and considers their advantages and disadvantages. It examines the critical role of inflation expectations in the framework that central banks use to understand, forecast, and control inflation. It also looks at their role as an indicator of central bank credibility. The behaviour of inflation expectations over the past two years is analyzed and policy conclusions are offered. Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles
March 9, 2010 Monetary Policy Rules in an Uncertain Environment Bank of Canada Review - Spring 2010 Gino Cateau, Stephen Murchison This article examines recent research on the influence of various forms of economic uncertainty on the performance of different classes of monetary policy rules: from simple rules to fully optimal monetary policy under commitment. The authors explain why uncertainty matters in the design of monetary policy rules and provide quantitative examples from the recent literature. They also present results for several policy rules in ToTEM, the Bank of Canada's main model for projection and analysis, including rules that respond to price level, rather than to inflation. Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles