April 21, 2004 Opening Statement before the House of Commons Finance Committee Opening statement David Dodge House of Commons Finance Committee The Canadian economy continues to adjust to developments in the global economy such as stronger world demand, higher commodity prices, and the realignment of world currencies, including the Canadian dollar. Emerging-market economies, especially China and India, are contributing to intensified competition but are also creating new trading opportunities for Canada. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
April 20, 2004 Opening Statement before the Senate Banking, Trade and Commerce Committee Opening statement David Dodge Senate Banking, Trade and Commerce Committee The Canadian economy continues to adjust to developments in the global economy such as stronger world demand, higher commodity prices, and the realignment of world currencies, including the Canadian dollar. Emerging-market economies, especially China and India, are contributing to intensified competition but are also creating new trading opportunities for Canada. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
April 19, 2004 Economic and Financial Policies for Growth in the Americas: A Canadian Perspective Remarks David Dodge Council of the Americas New York, New York The giant emerging-market economies of China and India are truly changing the economic balance across the Pacific in a way that none of us can afford to ignore. The sheer size of these two economies is very impressive in itself: together, they account for close to 40 per cent of the world's population. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
April 15, 2004 Monetary Policy Report – April 2004 The Canadian economy continues to adjust to developments in the global economy. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
April 15, 2004 Bank of Canada releases Monetary Policy Report Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today released its April Monetary Policy Report, which reviews economic and financial trends in the context of Canada's inflation-control strategy. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
April 15, 2004 Release of the Monetary Policy Report Opening statement David Dodge The Canadian economy continues to adjust to developments in the global economy, such as stronger world demand, higher commodity prices, and the realignment of world currencies, including the Canadian dollar. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
April 13, 2004 Bank of Canada lowers target for the overnight rate by 1/4 percentage point to 2 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 2 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is correspondingly lowered, and the Bank Rate is now 2 1/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
The Bank of Canada's Business Outlook Survey: An Assessment Staff Working Paper 2004-15 Monica Martin, Cristiano Papile Since the autumn of 1997, the Bank of Canada's regional offices (located in Halifax, Montréal, Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver) have conducted consultations with businesses across Canada on a quarterly basis. These consultations are now referred to as the Business Outlook Survey (BOS). Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Domestic demand and components JEL Code(s): E, E3, E32, E6, E66
National Saving–Investment Dynamics and International Capital Mobility Staff Working Paper 2004-14 Florian Pelgrin, Sebastian Schich The authors analyze the dynamics of national saving–investment relationships to determine the degree of international capital mobility. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): International topics JEL Code(s): C, C2, C23, F, F3, F31
Contraintes de liquidité et capital humain dans une petite économie ouverte Staff Working Paper 2004-13 Florian Pelgrin In an overlapping-generations model that represents a small open economy, where agents live two periods, liquidity constraints lead to low economic development when the only accumulable factor is human capital. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Economic models JEL Code(s): I, I2, I20, O, O4, O40