July 29, 2010
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July 22, 2010
Release of the Monetary Policy Report
The global economic recovery is proceeding but is not yet self-sustaining. A greater emphasis on balance sheet repair by households, banks, and governments in a number of advanced economies is expected to temper the pace of global growth relative to the Bank’s outlook in April. -
July 20, 2010
Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 3/4 per cent
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 3/4 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/2 per cent. -
June 29, 2010
Bank of Canada Announces Appointment of Special Adviser
Timothy Hodgson, Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs Canada, has been appointed Special Adviser to the Governor. During a period when financial regulation and market infrastructure are evolving rapidly, the Bank of Canada will benefit from Mr. Hodgson’s profound and extensive experience in investment banking and markets. -
June 29, 2010
Governor Carney appointed Chairman of the Committee on the Global Financial System
Governor Mark Carney has been named Chairman of the Committee on the Global Financial System (CGFS), a forum for central banks to discuss policy issues related to financial markets and systems. -
June 22, 2010
Bank of Canada announces Deputy Governor Appointment
The Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada today announced the appointment of Agathe Côté as Deputy Governor of the Bank effective 30 July 2010. -
June 22, 2010
Risks to Canada's Financial Stability in an Uncertain World
The recent past has underscored the fact that, in finance and the economy, most things are interconnected on a global scale. Throughout its history, Canada has been powerfully affected by events elsewhere. -
June 18, 2010
Fortune Favours the Bold
From the end of 2008 to the middle of last year, Canada experienced a short, sharp recession. With the exception of government spending, all major components of aggregate demand declined, and industrial production dropped 15 per cent. -
June 16, 2010
A Bold Response Is Required to Secure the Economic Recovery, Says Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney
The recent recession was not an ordinary downturn, and a bold response from the public and private sectors in Canada and globally is required to secure the economic recovery, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said today. -
June 16, 2010
Fortune Favours the Bold
From the end of 2008 to the middle of last year, Canada experienced a short, sharp recession. With the exception of government spending, all major components of aggregate demand declined, and industrial production dropped 15 per cent. Canadian exporters suffered particularly, owing to the sharp fall in the components of U.S. economic activity that matter most for Canada.