Speeches

• September 10, 2020

  Supporting growth and greater opportunity

  Speech summary Tiff Macklem Canadian Chamber of Commerce Ottawa, Ontario

  Governor Tiff Macklem outlines how the COVID-19 recession has had an uneven impact on Canadians and discusses the Bank’s decision yesterday to leave the policy rate unchanged.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Interest rates, Labour markets, Monetary policy, Recent economic and financial developments

• September 10, 2020 Canadian Chamber of Commerce - Press Conference (Webcasts)

  

  

  Governor Tiff Macklem of the Bank of Canada takes questions from reporters after delivering a virtual speech on the key issues behind the Bank of Canada’s September 9 rate decision. (13:45 (Eastern Time) approx.)

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• September 10, 2020

  Economic progress report: a very uneven recovery

  Remarks (delivered virtually) Tiff Macklem The Canadian Chamber of Commerce Ottawa, Ontario

  Governor Tiff Macklem discusses the Bank’s latest interest rate announcement and explains the uneven impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on different sectors and people.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Interest rates, Labour markets, Monetary policy, Recent economic and financial developments

• September 10, 2020 Canadian Chamber of Commerce - Speech (Webcasts)

  

  

  The uneven effects of COVID-19 on different sectors and people in the economy - Tiff Macklem, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, speaks by videoconference before the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. (12:30 (Eastern Time) approx.)

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• August 27, 2020

  The imperative for public engagement

  Remarks (delivered virtually) Tiff Macklem Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Jackson Hole Symposium Jackson Hole, Wyoming

  Governor Tiff Macklem talks about the need for the Bank to be clear, relatable and understandable when it communicates with the public.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Credibility, Monetary policy, Monetary policy and uncertainty

• August 26, 2020 Towards the 2021 renewal of the Bank of Canada’s Monetary Policy Framework (Webcast)

  

  

  The workshop will take place online and be webcast live. It will consist of a series of lively and thought-provoking discussions. The invited audience includes academics, private sector economists, financial market experts, and representatives from policy think tanks and the media.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• August 26, 2020

  Closing remarks

  Remarks (delivered virtually) Carolyn A. Wilkins Bank of Canada Workshop: “Toward the 2021 Renewal of the Monetary Policy Framework” Ottawa, Ontario

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins concluded a day-long workshop on the renewal of the monetary policy framework with a summary of the discussions, and she outlined next steps on the path to the 2021 renewal.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Central bank research, Inflation targets, Monetary policy, Monetary policy and uncertainty, Monetary policy framework
• August 26, 2020

  Opening remarks

  Remarks (delivered virtually) Carolyn A. Wilkins Bank of Canada Workshop: “Toward the 2021 Renewal of the Monetary Policy Framework” Ottawa, Ontario

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins discusses the challenges the Bank of Canada is facing as it seeks to renew its inflation-control target in 2021. Kicking off a day-long workshop on the renewal of the monetary policy framework, she explains how the Bank’s research on alternative frameworks is shaping up and invites discussion of how the COVID-19 crisis has changed what is known about alternative policy tools in action.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Central bank research, Inflation targets, Monetary policy, Monetary policy and uncertainty, Monetary policy framework

• August 25, 2020 Canadian Association for Business Economics - Speech (Webcasts)

  

  

  Understanding the gap: the difference between perceived and measured inflation - Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri of the Bank of Canada speaks by videoconference before the Canadian Association for Business Economics (CABE) (13:30 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• August 25, 2020

  The gap between inflation perceptions and reality

  Speech summary Lawrence L. Schembri Canadian Association for Business Economics Kingston, Ontario

  Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri talks about the difference between how Canadians perceive inflation and the actual measured rate, why this gap may exist, and what it could mean for monetary policy and the economy.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Topic(s): Central bank research, Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Inflation and prices, Inflation targets, Monetary policy