May 20, 2010 Qualitative Research on the Monetary Policy Report – Key Findings, 2009 Results of the Qualitative Research on the Monetary Policy Report, seeking feedback from key readers on how they use the Report and how to improve its content, design, and delivery.
May 20, 2010 1999 survey indicates limited familiarity with the Bank of Canada Results of a general public survey exploring Canadians' familiarity with the Bank and its activities. Also, results of a survey of senior business executives regarding the Bank's mandate and activities.
May 17, 2010 Bank of Canada and U.S. Federal Reserve Publish Text of Swap Arrangement Further to the 9 May 2010 announcement that the Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve have agreed to the re-establishment of the US$30 billion swap facility (reciprocal currency arrangement), the Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve today published the text of that swap arrangement. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
May 14, 2010 Explainers Consult these brief articles explaining topics related to our core functions.
May 14, 2010 17th Annual Meetings of Gouverneurs des banques centrales des pays francophones Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario As part of events related to its 75th anniversary, the Bank of Canada hosted the 17th annual meetings of Gouverneurs des banques centrales des pays francophones in Montréal from 12 to 14 May 2010. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
May 9, 2010 Bank of Canada Announces Swap Facility with U.S. Federal Reserve as part of Coordinated Central Bank Actions In response to the re-emergence of strains in U.S. dollar short-term funding markets in Europe, the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, and the Swiss National Bank are announcing the re-establishment of temporary U.S. dollar liquidity swap facilities. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
May 7, 2010 The New Bank of Canada Commodity Price Index (BCPI) Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced the introduction of a new Bank of Canada commodity price index (BCPI). Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
May 6, 2010 Is There a Commodity Curse? Lessons from the Past Remarks John Murray University of Alberta Institute for Public Economics and C.D. Howe Institute Edmonton, Alberta As the title of the conference suggests, we have seen many boom-and-bust cycles in the commodity sector. This raises one obvious and central question: How can we avoid them in the future? Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks