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. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee
April 12, 2006 The Evolution of the Government of Canada's Debt Distribution Framework Bank of Canada Review - Spring 2006 Marc Pellerin 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. Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles
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. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
April 7, 2006 Bank of Canada Reassures Canada Savings Bond Payroll Savings Program Clients Following Successful Fraud Investigation Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario 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. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
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.
April 4, 2006 The Conduct of Monetary Policy: Dealing with Changes in the Terms of Trade Remarks Pierre Duguay School of Business, Okanagan College Kelowna, British Columbia The ultimate goal of Canadian monetary policy is to help our economy achieve its maximum sustainable growth, and thus contribute to rising living standards for Canadians. The best way to achieve this goal, we've learned from experience, is to keep inflation low, stable, and predictable. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
April 4, 2006 Bank of Canada to Upgrade $5 Bank Note Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it will issue a $5 note with upgraded security features beginning 15 November 2006 as part of its ongoing effort to improve the security of Canadian bank notes. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
March 30, 2006 The Evolving International Monetary Order and the Need for an Evolving IMF Lecture David Dodge Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Princeton, New Jersey The world needs an international institution to promote a new monetary order—a well-functioning, market-based global financial system. This will be the subject of my remarks today. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Lectures
March 29, 2006 Global Imbalances: Why Worry? What to Do? Remarks David Dodge New York Association for Business Economics New York, New York These imbalances reflect the financial flows associated with mismatches in savings and investment on a global scale. Since the late 1990s, many economies outside the United States have increased their net national savings. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
March 29, 2006 Governor Dodge Discusses How to Resolve Global Imbalances Media Relations New York, New York Large and persistent current account imbalances are a global problem and all countries must adopt policies that will allow market forces to resolve them, Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge said today. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases