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May 25, 2020 University of Alberta Eric J. Hanson Memorial Lecture - Speech (Webcasts)

Monetary Policy in Unknowable Times - Stephen S. Poloz, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, delivers the University of Alberta Eric J. Hanson Memorial Lecture by videoconference. (13:30 (Eastern Time) approx.)

Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
May 25, 2020
Dealing with extreme uncertainty

Speech summary Stephen S. Poloz University of Alberta’s Eric J. Hanson Memorial Lecture Edmonton, Alberta
In a lecture capping off his time as Governor, Stephen S. Poloz discusses how the Bank uses a risk management approach to deal with uncertainty about risks such as the ones associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Financial stability, Inflation targets, Monetary policy, Monetary policy framework, Monetary policy implementation, Uncertainty and monetary policy
May 25, 2020
Risk management approach will help guide policy through unknowable times, Governor Poloz says

Media Relations Edmonton, Alberta
A risk management approach to monetary policy will help guide the Bank of Canada’s actions as the economy goes through extreme uncertainty stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Stephen S. Poloz said today.
Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
May 25, 2020
Monetary policy in unknowable times

Lecture Stephen S. Poloz Eric J. Hanson Memorial Lecture University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses the evolution of the way the Bank takes a risk-management approach in the conduct of monetary policy, and what this implies for the recovery from the pandemic.
Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Lectures Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Financial stability, Inflation targets, Monetary policy, Monetary policy framework, Monetary policy implementation, Uncertainty and monetary policy
June 17, 2019 Economics Society of Northern Alberta - Speech (Webcast)

Inflation Target Renewal - Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri speaks before the Economics Society of Northern Alberta (ESNA). (14:45 (ET) approx.)

Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
June 17, 2019
Flexible Exchange Rates, Commodity Prices and Price Stability

Remarks Lawrence L. Schembri Economics Society of Northern Alberta (ESNA) Edmonton, Alberta
Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri speaks before the Economics Society of Northern Alberta (ESNA).
Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Exchange rate regimes, Exchange rates, Financial markets, Inflation targets, Monetary policy framework
June 17, 2019
The Merits of a Floating Exchange Rate

Speech summary Lawrence L. Schembri Economics Society of Northern Alberta (ESNA) Edmonton, Alberta
Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri explains how Canada’s monetary policy framework—inflation targeting underpinned by a flexible exchange rate—has proved to be the most durable in the post-war period.
Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Topic(s): Exchange rate regimes, Exchange rates, Financial markets, Inflation targets, Monetary policy framework
January 31, 2017 University of Alberta School of Business - Press Conference (Webcasts)

Models and the art and science of making monetary policy - Stephen S. Poloz, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, delivers the 2017 Princeton Developments Ltd Distinguished Lecture in Finance, hosted by the University of Alberta School of Business (18:40 (ET) approx.)

Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
January 31, 2017 University of Alberta School of Business - Speech (Webcasts)

Models and the art and science of making monetary policy - Stephen S. Poloz, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, delivers the 2017 Princeton Developments Ltd Distinguished Lecture in Finance, hosted by the University of Alberta School of Business (17:35 (ET) approx.)

Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
January 31, 2017
Building the next generation of economic models is a priority for the Bank of Canada, Governor Poloz says

Media Relations Edmonton, Alberta
Building the next generation of models that incorporate advances in economic knowledge and technology is a priority for the Bank of Canada, Governor Stephen S. Poloz said today.
Content Type(s): Press, Press releases