April 24, 2006
Perspectives on Potential Output and Productivity Growth
Conference held on 24 and 25 April 2006 (papers in unedited, electronic format only)
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April 17, 2006
Business Outlook Survey - Spring 2006
Businesses are positive about the economic outlook. Hiring and investment intentions are strong, while future sales are expected to increase at about the same pace as in the past 12 months.Supplemental questions on the appreciation of the Canadian dollar - Spring 2006
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April 16, 2006
Bank of Canada Review - Spring 2006
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Depression Scrip
The examples of Depression scrip illustrated here are part of the National Currency Collection of the Bank of Canada.
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April 15, 2006
Issues in Inflation Targeting: A Summary of the Bank of Canada Conference Held 28-29 April 2005
The Bank of Canada's 2005 conference focused on two critical issues: price-level targets versus inflation targets, and the appropriate level of inflation. Session topics included new methodological approaches to examining the validity of the New Keynesian Phillips curve for Canada; the monetary policy implications of border effects and the financial-accelerator model; the zero lower bound on nominal interest rates; and inflation and welfare in general-equilibrium macroeconomic models. A panel of invited speakers discussed the issues of each session, and two distinguished speakers gave their perspectives on inflation. -
April 14, 2006
Trends in Retail Payments and Insights from Public Survey Results
While the volume and value of bank notes have continued to increase, the use of cash as a payment method has been affected by the growing use of electronic alternatives. Taylor reports on a 2004 Bank of Canada survey of consumers' payment habits and their perceptions of cash and its alternatives, including their confidence in the security of bank notes. Analysis of the survey results shows that numerous factors affect the demand for bank notes, including income, age, education, gender, the use of debit and credit cards, and the perceived convenience of cash. Taylor also includes a report on the construction of a bank note confidence index that will serve as a benchmark for future surveys. -
April 13, 2006
Summary of the CFEC Survey on Foreign Exchange Hedging
In December 2005, the Bank of Canada sent those banks that are members of the Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee (CFEC) a questionnaire that focused on the foreign exchange hedging activities of their corporate customers. -
April 12, 2006
The Evolution of the Government of Canada's Debt Distribution Framework
This overview includes a brief history highlighting the government's use of the primary and secondary markets to develop a framework for distributing its debt securities to financial market intermediaries and end investors. The framework is also intended to meet the government's debt-strategy objectives of raising stable, low-cost funding and maintaining a well-functioning debt market. Pellerin reviews the government's adoption of a new framework in 1998 as well as the 2005 modifications aimed at attracting continued broad and competitive participation in government auctions. -
April 7, 2006
2006/07 Debt Strategy Consultations - Summary of Comments
Today, a Summary of Comments/Debt Strategy 2006/07 is being published on the Bank's website in conjunction with the release of the government's Debt Management Strategy for 2006/07 on the Department of Finance's website. -
April 7, 2006
Bank of Canada Reassures Canada Savings Bond Payroll Savings Program Clients Following Successful Fraud Investigation
The Bank of Canada today expressed its satisfaction with the successful investigation by the RCMP and the Ottawa Police Service of an incidence of fraudulent activity related to a small number of Canada Savings Bond Payroll Savings Program accounts. -
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.