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• April 7, 2006

  Summary of Comments – 2006/07 Debt Strategy Consultations

  In November 2005, officials from the Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada sought views from Government Securities Distributors and institutional investors on a number of issues related to the design and operation of domestic debt programs.
• April 4, 2006

  The Conduct of Monetary Policy: Dealing with Changes in the Terms of Trade

  Remarks Pierre Duguay School of Business, Okanagan College Kelowna, British Columbia

  The ultimate goal of Canadian monetary policy is to help our economy achieve its maximum sustainable growth, and thus contribute to rising living standards for Canadians. The best way to achieve this goal, we've learned from experience, is to keep inflation low, stable, and predictable.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks

• Forecasting Commodity Prices: GARCH, Jumps, and Mean Reversion

  Staff Working Paper 2006-14 Jean-Thomas Bernard, Lynda Khalaf, Maral Kichian, Sebastien McMahon

  Fluctuations in the prices of various natural resource products are of concern in both policy and business circles; hence, it is important to develop accurate price forecasts.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods JEL Code(s): C, C5, C52, C53, E, E3, E37
• April 4, 2006

  Bank of Canada to Upgrade $5 Bank Note

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it will issue a $5 note with upgraded security features beginning 15 November 2006 as part of its ongoing effort to improve the security of Canadian bank notes.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases

• The Federal Reserve's Dual Mandate: A Time-Varying Monetary Policy Priority Index for the United States

  Staff Working Paper 2006-11 René Lalonde, Nicolas Parent

  In the United States, the Federal Reserve has a dual mandate of promoting stable inflation and maximum employment. Since the Fed directly controls only one instrument - the federal funds rate - the authors argue that the Fed's priorities continuously alternate between inflation and economic activity.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods, Monetary policy framework, Monetary policy implementation JEL Code(s): C, C2, C22, C5, C52, E, E5, E52
• March 30, 2006

  The Evolving International Monetary Order and the Need for an Evolving IMF

  Lecture David Dodge Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Princeton, New Jersey

  The world needs an international institution to promote a new monetary order—a well-functioning, market-based global financial system. This will be the subject of my remarks today.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Lectures
• March 29, 2006

  Global Imbalances: Why Worry? What to Do?

  Remarks David Dodge New York Association for Business Economics New York, New York

  These imbalances reflect the financial flows associated with mismatches in savings and investment on a global scale. Since the late 1990s, many economies outside the United States have increased their net national savings.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• March 10, 2006

  Bank of Canada Announces Research Fellowship for 2006

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that Professor Gregor Smith of Queen's University is the recipient of the Bank's Research Fellowship for 2006.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Source(s): Fellowship Program
• March 9, 2006

  Renewing the IMF: Some Lessons from Modern Central Banking

  Remarks Tiff Macklem Global Interdependence Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  As economies have become more interconnected through trade and financial flows in a truly global marketplace, economic developments in one location can quickly have repercussions on the other side of the globe. In 1997, what began as a currency devaluation in Thailand became a crisis with repercussions not just in Asia, but in countries as far away as Russia, Brazil, and Canada.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• March 7, 2006

  Bank of Canada raises overnight rate target by 1/4 percentage point to 3 3/4 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 3 3/4 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases