Bank of Canada (BoC)
Canada hikes by quarter point
Bank of Canada raises overnight rate to 0.5%
Canada's Duguay: terminating penny coin has no impact on inflation
Bank of Canada deputy governor Pierre Duguay says eliminating penny coin will pose little threat of inflation
Surge in foreign holdings of US Treasuries and agencies ends two-week slide
Data show holdings of US Treasuries and agency securities by foreign central banks with accounts at the Federal Reserve increased $18.2 billion on the back of two weeks of declines
Bank of Canada: contractionary monetary shocks outweigh expansionary ones
Bank of Canada study shows that contractionary monetary policy shocks have more impact on output than expansionary shocks
Foreign holdings of US Treasuries fall for second straight week
Data show holdings of US Treasuries by foreign central banks with accounts at the Federal Reserve declined for a second successive week; use of swap lines lower than expected
Bank of Canada: Credibility helps keep inflation expectations anchored
Bank of Canada study shows central bank credibility helped anchor inflation expectations during global financial crisis
Buba’s Weber interested in price-level targeting
Bundesbank president Axel Weber says move to price-level targeting could help anchor inflation expectations
Bank of Canada launches new commodities index
Bank of Canada replaces old fixed-weight measure with new Fisher chain index of Canada’s commodities market
Europe gambles to save currency union
Markets surge as European Central Bank changes course and commits to buying government bonds, move comes as eurozone and IMF unveil trillion-dollar support package
Canada’s Murray: commodity boom and bust avoidable
Bank of Canada deputy governor John Murray says commodity market volatility can be eased with sensible policies
Bank of Canada: Monetary Policy Report April 2009
Bank maintains its benchmark interest rate steady, but report signals plans to begin to lessen the degree of monetary stimulus as the need for extraordinary policy passes
Canada scraps commitment to hold rates; signals hike
Bank of Canada drops conditional commitment to hold overnight rate at 0.25%; pledge one of a number made by central banks to soothe markets’ nerves
Bank of Canada highlights requirements for global recovery
Study shows a rebalance in global current account necessary for sustainable growth
Bini Smaghi: monetary policy should not be burdened with additional objectives
Lorenzo Smaghi says lax policy may have contributed to the crisis, but inflation targeting should remain core objective
Canadian balance sheet shrinks as liquidity programs expire
Bank of Canada reports a C$7.2 billion balance sheet contraction in 2009 as rebound in global economy reduces demand for central bank funds
Bank of Canada adapts Black-Scholes model
Bank of Canada uses an adaptation of the Black-Scholes to forecast foreign exchange risks between the US and Canada.
Exercise caution with Okun’s law: Bank of Canada paper
Research from the Canadian central bank shows recent evidence does not conform to the original specifications of relationship between output and unemployment
Bank of Canada on risky measures
Bank of Canada study shows that increased ownership among the largest shareholders invites less risky behaviour in decision making
We know better now: Canada’s Carney
Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney reviews lessons learnt as the central bank celebrates its 75th anniversary
Canada develops own version of the GPM
Model to predict global growth developed in conjunction with IMF
Canada names Longworth’s successor, deputy Duguay to retire
Bank of Canada appoints special adviser Jean Boivin as deputy governor to fill vacancy created by David Longworth’s retirement, Pierre Duguay also to leave the central bank
Canada to switch to polymer
Bank of Canada to issue plastic notes in 2011
Longworth praises Canada’s astute liquidity management
Bank of Canada deputy governor David Longworth says central bank has been thoughtful and measured, assuring markets that support is available but ensuring that it is only used in dire circumstances
Macklem named Canadian senior deputy
Tiff Macklem to move back to central bank to take on role vacated by Paul Jenkins