August 25, 2005 Bank of Canada Announces 2005 Recipients of Annual Law-Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce the 2005 recipients of its annual Law-Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
August 11, 2005 Bank of Canada releases 2006 schedule of dates for its policy interest rate announcements Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The announcement dates from September 2005 through December 2006 Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
August 8, 2005 Review of the Government of Canada Debt Distribution Framework Today, the findings of the review and Changes to the Government of Canada Debt Distribution Framework are being made public on the Bank's website. The changes will become effective in October 2005, following the update of the Terms of Participation and the Standard Terms for Government of Canada auctions. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
August 8, 2005 Changes to the Government of Canada Debt Distribution Framework The purpose of the framework for distributing the government's debt securities is to raise stable, low-cost funding for the government and to support a well-functioning market for Government of Canada securities.
The Effects of the Exchange Rate on Investment: Evidence from Canadian Manufacturing Industries Staff Working Paper 2005-22 Tarek Harchaoui, Faouzi Tarkhani, Terence Yuen Using industry-level data for 22 Canadian manufacturing industries, the authors examine the relationship between exchange rates and investment during the period 1981–97. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Domestic demand and components, Exchange rates JEL Code(s): D, D2, D24, F, F4
July 28, 2005 Bank of Canada Announces Appointment of Special Adviser Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario Mr. Little, who will join the Bank in September, is a recently retired journalist from the Globe and Mail, where he spent most of the past two decades writing about economics and public finance. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
July 14, 2005 Bank of Canada releases Monetary Policy Report Update Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today released its July Monetary Policy Report Update, which discusses current economic and financial trends in the context of Canada's inflation-control strategy. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
July 14, 2005 Release of the Monetary Policy Report Update Opening statement David Dodge Global and Canadian economic developments have been unfolding broadly as expected, and the Bank's outlook for output and inflation in Canada through to the end of 2006 is little changed from the scenario outlined in the April Report. Strong growth in final domestic demand in Canada continues to offset the drag from net exports. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
July 14, 2005 Monetary Policy Report Update – July 2005 The update on global and Canadian economic developments presented in this Report highlights three issues. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
July 12, 2005 Bank of Canada keeps target for the overnight rate at 2 1/2 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 2 1/2 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is unchanged, and the Bank Rate remains at 2 3/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases