March 14, 2008
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March 13, 2008
Addressing Financial Market Turbulence
More than seven months after financial market turbulence began, policy-makers and market participants are entering a new phase, where shortcomings in the current system are better understood and improvements are beginning to be made, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said today in a speech to the Toronto Board of Trade.
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March 13, 2008
Addressing Financial Market Turbulence
Since last summer, many of us here today have been preoccupied with the ongoing dislocations in financial markets. What began in securities linked to U.S. subprime mortgages has spread to a broad range of structured assets, conventional credit markets, and, to a lesser extent, equities.
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March 4, 2008
Bank of Canada lowers overnight rate target by 1/2 percentage point to 3 1/2 per cent
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-half of one percentage point to 3 1/2 per cent.
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January 24, 2008
Bank of Canada releases Monetary Policy Report Update
The Bank of Canada today released its January Monetary Policy Report Update.
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January 22, 2008
Bank of Canada lowers overnight rate target by 1/4 percentage point to 4 per cent
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 4 per cent.
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January 4, 2008
Bank of Canada announces Deputy Governor appointment
The Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada today announced the appointment of John D. Murray as Deputy Governor of the Bank and a member of the Bank's Governing Council, effective 4 January 2008.
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December 18, 2007
Nominations Invited for the Bank of Canada's Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence
Beginning today, the Bank of Canada is inviting nominations for the fifth annual Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence. This award recognizes police officers, employees, or volunteers of a Canadian law-enforcement agency who have demonstrated outstanding commitment and initiative in counterfeiting deterrence and prevention.
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December 10, 2007
Reflections on Developments in the Canadian Financial System
It has become a tradition that I deliver a speech late in the year on issues related to the financial system. When I say "financial system," I mean financial institutions and markets, together with the clearing and settlement systems through which financial assets flow.
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December 10, 2007
Governor Dodge Says Transparency Essential for Financial Market Efficiency
Recent market events have shown how important it is to have appropriate levels of transparency and disclosure of information for financial markets to function well, Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge said today.
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