October 30, 2018 Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and committee members. Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins and I are pleased to be with you today to discuss the Bank’s Monetary Policy Report. At the time of our last appearance in April, our message was about the considerable economic progress that we had seen. We explained that after a lacklustre start […] Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Research Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Monetary policy, Monetary policy transmission, Recent economic and financial developments
October 25, 2018 Money for Nothing? A Central Banker’s Take on Cryptoassets Presentation Carolyn A. Wilkins Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins discusses cryptoassets and the key questions they pose for central banks. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Presentations Research Topic(s): Digital currencies and fintech
October 24, 2018 Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement Opening statement Carolyn A. Wilkins Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision and the MPR. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
October 1, 2018 Decrypting “Crypto” Remarks Timothy Lane Haskayne School of Business - University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta Deputy Governor Timothy Lane discusses the Bank of Canada’s research and responses to public interest in cryptocurrencies. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Cryptoassets, Cryptocurrencies, Digital currencies and fintech, Financial stability
September 27, 2018 Technological Disruption and Opportunity Remarks Stephen S. Poloz Atlantic Provinces Economics Council and Greater Moncton Chamber of Commerce Moncton, New Brunswick Governor Poloz talks about how new digital technologies create opportunities in the economy and affect how the Bank conducts monetary policy. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Domestic demand and components, Inflation and prices, Labour markets, Monetary policy, Potential output, Productivity
September 8, 2018 Investing in Monetary Policy Independence in a Small Open Economy Remarks Stephen S. Poloz, Césaire Meh Monetary Policy Spillovers in a Financially Integrated World Copenhagen, Denmark Governor Poloz discusses policies that can help central banks keep the ability to pursue independent monetary policy in a financially integrated global economy. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Fiscal policy, Inflation targets, International topics, Monetary policy, Monetary policy implementation