Speeches

• August 25, 2009

  The Canadian Economy Beyond the Recession

  Remarks Timothy Lane Canadian Association for Business Economics Kingston, Ontario

  The theme of the conference, "managing the recovery," is particularly timely: As we move past the gravest dangers of the financial crisis toward better days, attention has turned to the policy challenges posed by the recovery.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• August 22, 2009

  Some Considerations on Using Monetary Policy to Stabilize Economic Activity

  Remarks Mark Carney symposium sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Jackson Hole, Wyoming

  Walsh's paper highlights many useful lessons that can be learned from the conventional framework and its various extensions. However, the financial crisis provides a stark and costly reminder of just how incomplete the standard model is.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• August 11, 2009

  Building a Resilient Financial System: Lessons from Canada

  Presentation Mark Carney Canadian Financial Forum Beijing, China

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Presentations
• July 23, 2009

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report

  Opening statement Mark Carney Ottawa, Ontario

  Global economic activity appears to be nearing its trough, and there are increasing signs that activity has begun to expand in many countries in response to monetary and fiscal policy stimulus and measures to stabilize the global financial system.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• July 10, 2009

  Canada’s Financial Sector: Responses to the Global Crisis

  Presentation Paul Jenkins Colombian Banking Association Cartagena, Colombia

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Presentations
• June 18, 2009

  From Green Shoots to the Harvest: Comments on Financial Stability

  Remarks Mark Carney Regina & District Chamber of Commerce Regina, Saskatchewan

  From the initially careful references to data that suggested a slowing of the rate of decline in global activity, the use of the term "green shoots" has quickly evolved.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• June 11, 2009

  Rebalancing the Global Economy

  Remarks Mark Carney International Economic Forum of the Americas, conference of Montreal

  The theme of this conference – "Adapting to a New World Order" – suggests that it is clear how global commerce and finance will be reorganized in the wake of the current crisis. However, the outcome is far from preordained. How we manage the rebalancing of the global economy could profoundly influence how open, equitable, and prosperous the New World Order will be.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• May 19, 2009

  When the Unconventional Becomes Conventional: Monetary Policy in Extraordinary Times

  Remarks John Murray Global Interdependence Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  The financial turbulence that began in the U.S. subprime-mortgage market in August 2007 reached maximum intensity towards the end of 2008, and enveloped the entire global economy. Strains that had previously been concentrated in a few major financial centers turned into a full-blown crisis, affecting both industrial and emerging-market economies through trade, financial, and confidence channels.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• May 6, 2009

  Opening Statement before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

  Opening statement Mark Carney Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce Ottawa, Ontario

  These are difficult economic times, with the Canadian economy being buffeted by an intense and synchronized global recession. In recent months, that global recession has been exacerbated by delays in implementing measures to restore financial stability around the world.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• April 28, 2009

  Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

  Opening statement Mark Carney House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario

  These are difficult economic times, with the Canadian economy being buffeted by an intense and synchronized global recession. In recent months, that global recession has been exacerbated by delays in implementing measures to restore financial stability around the world.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements