July 19, 2006 The Right Policies for Today's Global Economy Remarks David Dodge Chile-Canada Chamber of Commerce Santiago, Chile Canada and Chile both rely heavily on international trade and foreign investment for economic growth, and are both major producers of commodities. Because we share these attributes, we also share a keen interest in the health of the global economy. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
July 19, 2006 Governor Dodge Says Good Policies Can Help Smooth Global Economic Adjustments Media Relations Santiago, Chile The strong global growth of recent years is beginning to slow to a more sustainable pace and the right economic policies can help the process unfold smoothly, Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge said in a speech today to the Chile-Canada Chamber of Commerce. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
July 13, 2006 Release of the Monetary Policy Report Update Opening statement David Dodge Overall, the Bank's outlook for growth and inflation in Canada is largely unchanged from that in its April Monetary Policy Report (MPR). Growth in the first half of 2006 appears to have been a little stronger than projected, and the Canadian dollar has traded in a higher range than was envisaged in the April MPR. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
July 13, 2006 Bank of Canada releases Monetary Policy Report Update Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today released its July Monetary Policy Report Update, which discusses current economic and financial trends in the context of Canada's inflation-control strategy. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
July 13, 2006 Monetary Policy Report Update – July 2006 Overall, the outlook for economic growth and inflation in Canada is largely unchanged from that set out in the April Monetary Policy Report. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
July 11, 2006 Bank of Canada keeps target for the overnight rate at 4 1/4 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 4 1/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
July 10, 2006 Workshop on Commodity Price Issues Conference held on 10 and 11 July 2006 (papers in unedited, electronic format only) Content Type(s): Conferences and workshops
Linear and Threshold Forecasts of Output and Inflation with Stock and Housing Prices Staff Working Paper 2006-25 Greg Tkacz, Carolyn A. Wilkins The authors examine whether simple measures of Canadian equity and housing price misalignments contain leading information about output growth and inflation. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Inflation and prices JEL Code(s): C, C5, C53, E, E4
Are Average Growth Rate and Volatility Related? Staff Working Paper 2006-24 Partha Chatterjee, Malik Shukayev The empirical relationship between the average growth rate and the volatility of growth rates, both over time and across countries, has important policy implications, which depend critically on the sign of the relationship. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles JEL Code(s): E, E3, E32
Convergence in a Stochastic Dynamic Heckscher-Ohlin Model Staff Working Paper 2006-23 Partha Chatterjee, Malik Shukayev The authors characterize the equilibrium for a small economy in a dynamic Heckscher-Ohlin model with uncertainty. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Economic models JEL Code(s): F, F4, F43, O, O4, O41