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• November 18, 2010

  Where the Economy and Finance Meet

  Remarks Jean Boivin Okanagan CFA Society and UBC Okanagan (Faculty of Management) Kelowna, British Columbia

  As the title of my speech suggests, I would like to discuss the connections between the real economy – the tangible world of jobs, goods and services – and the more intangible world of finance – of money flows, interest rates and the stock market. They have a long and eventful history.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• November 18, 2010

  Bank of Canada Review - Autumn 2010

  

  The premise that exchange rate pass-through has declined is critically reassessed; intensity in the negative feedback process between financial sector developments and the real economy during the recent global crisis is examined; update on past decade’s changing trends in debt issuance in Canada relative to those in other capital markets.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review
• November 9, 2010

  Looking Back, Moving Forward: Canada and Global Financial Reform

  Remarks Mark Carney International Center for Monetary and Banking Studies Geneva, Switzerland

  There is an old saying, “Knowledge is gained from experience, and experience is gained from mistakes.” In Canada, we made our mistakes early and often in the 1970s and 1980s. Our fiscal situation deteriorated sharply, inflation surged to double-digit levels, and a few small regional banks collapsed.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• November 9, 2010

  Financial Reforms Should Support Economic Growth, Says Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney

  Media Relations Geneva, Switzerland

  Canada fared relatively well during the global crisis, as a result of good policy and, in retrospect, some good fortune, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said today in a speech to the International Center for Monetary and Banking Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases