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March 18, 2019
Learn about the 2019 recipients of the Fellowship and Governor’s Awards.
Fellowship Program
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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.
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March 14, 2019
The Age of Leverage
Remarks
Carolyn A. Wilkins
UBC Vancouver School of Economics and CFA Society Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
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.
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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.Canadian dollar
Schedule of Key Interest Rate Announcements and Monetary Policy Report
Eight times a year, the Bank announces its decision on the setting of its key policy interest rate.
Upcoming Events
- April 1, 2019
Speech – Stephen S. Poloz, Governor
- April 24, 2019
Press Conference - Monetary Policy Report