March 27, 2019
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March 18, 2019
Fellowship Program
Learn about the 2019 recipients of the Fellowship and Governor’s Awards. -
March 14, 2019
Global leverage makes financial system vulnerable, Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins says
Global debt is now US$100 trillion higher than just before the financial crisis and more than three times global gross domestic product (GDP), presenting a headwind to growth and making the financial system vulnerable, Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins said today. -
March 14, 2019
The Age of Leverage
Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins discusses how high leverage is both a headwind to global growth and a vulnerability in the global financial system. -
March 8, 2019
Bank of Canada names winners of women’s scholarship award
The Bank of Canada marked International Women’s Day by announcing the 2018-2019 recipients of its Master’s Scholarship Award for Women in Economics and Finance. -
March 7, 2019
Spending shifts and consumer caution
Speaking a day after we decided to hold interest rates unchanged, Deputy Governor Lynn Patterson discussed the key points Governing Council considered in their decision. -
March 6, 2019
Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 ¾ per cent
The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1 ¾ per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 2 per cent and the deposit rate is 1 ½ per cent. -
February 21, 2019
Monetary policy brings benefits—but has limits
In his first speech of 2019, Governor Stephen S. Poloz explains that monetary policy is a powerful tool to promote our economic welfare. But he also notes that it has some key limits that need to be better understood in the face of uncertainty. -
February 19, 2019
Wilfrid Laurier University crowned National Champion of The Governor’s Challenge
Wilfrid Laurier University has won the Bank of Canada’s fourth annual Governor’s Challenge, a national student competition in which teams simulate the role of advisor to the Bank’s Governing Council. -
February 6, 2019
Taking Precautions: The Canadian Approach to Foreign Reserves Management
Deputy Governor Timothy Lane discusses how Canada manages its foreign exchange reserves.