October 26, 2010 Reform of Over-the-Counter (OTC) Derivatives Markets in Canada: Discussion Paper from the Canadian OTC Derivatives Working Group Today, the Canadian OTC Derivatives Working Group published a paper that sets out preliminary recommendations for implementing Canada's G-20 commitments related to OTC derivatives. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
October 26, 2010 Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Opening statement Mark Carney House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario We are pleased to appear before this committee today to discuss the Bank of Canada’s views on the economy and our monetary policy stance. Before I take your questions, I would like to give you some of the highlights from our latest Monetary Policy Report, which was released last week. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
October 21, 2010 Bank of Canada Warns of Email Scams The Bank of Canada has become aware of email scams that send unsolicited emails falsely claiming to originate from the Bank of Canada. Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
October 20, 2010 Release of the Monetary Policy Report Opening statement Mark Carney Ottawa, Ontario The global economic recovery is entering a new phase. In advanced economies, temporary factors supporting growth in 2010, such as the inventory cycle and pent-up demand, have largely run their course and fiscal stimulus will shift to fiscal consolidation over the projection horizon. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
October 19, 2010 Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
October 5, 2010 Reflections on Monetary Policy After the Great Recession Remarks Tiff Macklem International Finance Club of Montréal Montréal, Quebec As a native Montrealer, I am particularly pleased to be coming home to deliver my first speech as Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
September 30, 2010 Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney Discusses Employment in a Modest Recovery Media Relations Windsor, Ontario The global economy is entering a new phase of unusual uncertainty and the recovery can be expected to be modest and uneven, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney told the Windsor-Essex Chamber of Commerce today. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
September 30, 2010 Employment in a Modest Recovery Remarks Mark Carney Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce, Giovanni Caboto Club Windsor, Ontario Insights from financial markets are somewhat fleeting at the moment. A broad range of asset prices from the Canadian dollar to S&P500 futures to European sovereign spreads are unusually correlated and volatile. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
September 15, 2010 Promoting Canada's Economic and Financial Well-being in an Uncertain World Presentation Timothy Lane St. John’s Board of Trade St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Presentations
September 14, 2010 Bundesbank Lecture 2010: The Economic Consequences of the Reforms Remarks Mark Carney Deutsche Bundesbank Berlin, Germany Keynes wrote prophetically of the economic consequences of the Treaty of Versailles. Could the same be said of current financial reforms? Are policy-makers taking for granted the essential role performed by finance in a vain pursuit of its risk-proofing? Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks