April 24, 2002 Bank of Canada releases its April Monetary Policy Report Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario Canada's economic outlook has improved significantly since the November Monetary Policy Report. Indeed, information on the fourth quarter of last year and the first quarter of 2002 indicates that the recovery in the Canadian economy began sooner and has been considerably stronger than anticipated. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
April 24, 2002 Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Opening statement David Dodge To counter that uncertainty and bolster consumer and business confidence, the Bank of Canada moved aggressively to provide monetary stimulus. Between last September and January 2002, we lowered interest rates by 200 basis points, bringing the total reduction since January 2001 to 375 basis points. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
April 24, 2002 Release of the Monetary Policy Report Opening statement David Dodge The level of production in the Canadian economy should return to full capacity in the second half of 2003. We also said that inflation should be at the Bank's 2 per cent target by about the end of next year. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
April 23, 2002 The Bank of Canada's Securities-Lending Program The Bank of Canada wishes to announce that it will implement a securities-lending program to support the liquidity of Government of Canada securities by providing a secondary and temporary source of securities to the market. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
April 16, 2002 Bank of Canada raises overnight rate target by 1/4 percentage point to 2 1/4 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 2 1/4 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is correspondingly increased, and the Bank Rate is now 2 1/2 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
March 27, 2002 The Bank of Canada Launches a New $5 Bank Note Media Relations Montréal, Quebec David Dodge, Governor of the Bank of Canada and Paul Martin, Minister of Finance were joined at the unveiling by Jean Béliveau, former NHL hockey player for the Montréal Canadiens, Kim St. Pierre, member of the gold-medal-winning Canadian Olympic women's hockey team in Salt Lake City, and Myriam Bédard, two-time Olympic gold medallist in the biathlon. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
March 26, 2002 The Conduct of Monetary Policy in the Presence of Economic Shocks Remarks David Dodge National Association for Business Economics Washington, D.C. Globalization - the trend towards greater economic integration around the world - has brought important benefits to us all. It has boosted world trade, opened up access to sources of global finance, and facilitated the diffusion of far-reaching technological advances in transportation, communications, and information processing. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
March 25, 2002 Canada's new $5 bank note launched on 27 March 2002 Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario Canada's new $5 bank note will be launched Wednesday, 27 March, in Montréal. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
March 14, 2002 Debt Strategy Market Consultations - 2002-03: Summary of Comments In January 2002, officials from the Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada sought views of Government Securities Distributors and investors on a number of issues related to the domestic debt program as part of the development of the Debt Strategy 2002-03 and in keeping with the Government's ongoing commitment to consult with market participants. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
March 12, 2002 Bank of Canada Governor Reviews Canadian Monetary Policy Choices Media Relations Paris, France In particular, the Governor discussed how the Bank of Canada aims to promote economic growth by means of a monetary policy symmetrically focused on a 2 per cent inflation target. "We pay equal attention to any significant movement away from 2 per cent - whether above or below," Mr. Dodge said. In contrast, the European Central Bank has an inflation-control ceiling of 2 per cent, he noted. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases