September 10, 2003
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September 5, 2003
Spruce Meadows Roundtable
Canada's reliance on foreign trade has required us to be active internationalists for decades. Louis Rasminsky, who went on to become Governor of the Bank of Canada, was one of Canada's delegates at the Bretton Woods Conference that led to the creation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. Rasminsky played an important role, formal and informal, at the talks. -
September 3, 2003
Bank of Canada lowers target for the overnight rate by 1/4 percentage point to 2 3/4 per cent
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 2 3/4 per cent. -
Monetary Policy in Estimated Models of Small Open and Closed Economies
The author develops and estimates a quantitative dynamic-optimizing model of a small open economy (SOE) with domestic and import price stickiness and capital-adjustment costs. A monetary policy rule allows the central bank to systematically manage the short-term nominal interest rate in response to deviations of inflation, output, and money growth from their steadystate levels. -
Income Trusts - Understanding the Issues
An income trust is an investment vehicle that distributes cash generated by a set of operating assets in a tax-efficient manner. The market capitalization of income trusts has grown rapidly over the past two years, reaching $45 billion at year-end 2002. -
Essays on Financial Stability
The four essays published here provide a useful overview for anyone interested in understanding the issues and policy environment surrounding financial system stability. -
August 21, 2003
Summer 2003 Consultations Views Sought on Issues Relating to the Design and Operation of The Real Return Bond Program
A consultation document on issues relating to the design and operation of the Real Return Bond program, prepared jointly by the Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada, is being published today. -
August 21, 2003
Real Return Bond Funding Review
The Real Return Bond (RRB) program was created in line with the Government's fundamental objective of raising stable, low-cost funding. -
August 21, 2003
Summer 2003 Consultation Document
The purpose of these consultations is to obtain the views of market participants on issues relating to the design and operation of the government Real Return Bond (RRB) program. -
August 7, 2003
Economic Integration in North America
For more than 70 years now, the Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs has been bringing Canadians together with the purpose of asking some thought-provoking questions and encouraging lively, stimulating debates and action on a variety of key public policy issues.