News

• November 19, 1998

  Pilot Repurchase Operation Call for Tenders

  Ron Morrow

  The following pilot repurchase operation will be conducted by the Bank of Canada on behalf of the Government of Canada, subject to the "Standard Terms for Repurchase Operations of Government of Canada Marketable Bonds."

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• November 19, 1998

  Opening Statement before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

  Opening statement Gordon Thiessen Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

  Mr. Chairman, my colleagues and I always welcome our appearances before your committee. We released our latest Monetary Policy Report this past Monday. It covers a broad range of economic and monetary issues and provides an account of our policy actions and their results. The ultimate objective of Canadian monetary policy is to help create […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• November 18, 1998

  Bank Rate Lowered by ¼ Percentage Point to 5¼ Per Cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today lowered its Bank Rate by ¼ of one percentage point to 5¼ per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• November 17, 1998

  Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

  Opening statement Gordon Thiessen House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

  Mr. Chairman, my colleagues and I welcome these appearances before your committee following each edition of the Bank of Canada’s Monetary Policy Report. As you know, we published our latest report yesterday. It touches on a wide range of economic and monetary issues and provides an opportunity for us to account for our policy actions […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• November 16, 1998

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report

  Opening statement Gordon Thiessen

  This morning we released our eighth Monetary Policy Report. The period since our last report has certainly been an eventful one from a monetary policy perspective. During the past six months, global economic uncertainties intensified, particularly following Russia's decision in August to declare a debt moratorium. Many emerging market countries were faced with large capital […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• November 16, 1998

  Bank of Canada Governor comments on release of the Monetary Policy Report

  Media Relations

  Bank of Canada Governor Gordon Thiessen today commented on the release of the Monetary Policy Report for November 1998.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• November 5, 1998

  Government of Canada Pilot Bond Buyback Program Launch: Operational Framework

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  On behalf of the Minister of Finance, the Bank of Canada announced today the operational framework for the previously announced pilot bond buyback program.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• October 27, 1998

  Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

  Opening statement Gordon Thiessen House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

  Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to appear before you today as part of your study of the Task Force Report on the Future of the Canadian Financial Services Sector. Perhaps it might be helpful if I were to start by clarifying the Bank of Canada’s role in this area. The Bank has no formal responsibility […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• October 16, 1998

  Bank Rate Lowered by ¼ Percentage Point to 5½ Per Cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today lowered its Bank Rate by ¼ of one percentage point to 5½ per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• October 15, 1998

  The Canadian Experience with Targets for Inflation Control

  Remarks Gordon Thiessen Queen's University Kingston, Ontario

  As an economist who worked as a banker for most of his career, Douglas Gibson brought an interesting perspective to public policy issues, to the relationship between government and business, and to the contribution of outside economists to government policies.

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