April 29, 2003 Opening Statement before the House of Commons Finance Committee Opening statement David Dodge House of Commons Finance Committee Last week, we released our spring Monetary Policy Report, in which we discuss economic and financial trends in the context of Canada's inflation-control strategy. I last testified before this committee in October, following the release of our autumn Monetary Policy Report. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
April 23, 2003 Release of the Monetary Policy Report Opening statement David Dodge Since our October 2002 Monetary Policy Report, both core and total CPI inflation have been well above the 2 per cent inflation target. In this environment, inflation expectations have edged up. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
April 23, 2003 Bank of Canada releases Monetary Policy Report Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario Since the October 2002 Monetary Policy Report, both core and total CPI inflation have been well above the 2 per cent inflation target. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
April 23, 2003 Monetary Policy Report – April 2003 The global economic outlook has been clouded by a high degree of uncertainty, accentuated most recently by the war in Iraq. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
April 15, 2003 Bank of Canada raises overnight rate target by 1/4 percentage point to 3 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 3 1/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
April 9, 2003 Bank of Canada announces appointment of Paul Jenkins as Senior Deputy Governor Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada today announced that, pursuant to Section 6 of the Bank of Canada Act, Paul Jenkins has been appointed Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank for a seven-year term. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
April 8, 2003 Change in timing of auction of Government of Canada treasury bills from 12:30 p.m. to 10:30 a.m. (Ottawa time) starting 17 June 2003 In its Debt Management Strategy 2003/04, the government announced that the auction time for treasury bills would be moved to 10:30 a.m., on a trial basis, starting 22 April 2003. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
April 7, 2003 Focusing on the Long Term Remarks David Dodge Canadian Council of Chief Executives Washington, D.C. It has not been an easy year. All of you have been running companies and making decisions under very uncertain conditions. You have had to deal with corporate and accounting issues. Markets have been volatile. And geopolitical events have shaken confidence. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
March 21, 2003 Market Consultations—December 2002: Summary of Comments Overall, market participants agreed that domestic borrowing programs are operating smoothly and participants have also reacted positively to potential program initiatives and adjustments that the Bank of Canada and the Department of Finance are considering for 2003/04.
March 21, 2003 Debt Management Strategy: Market Consultations for 2003/04 - Summary of Comments In December 2002, officials from the Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada consulted with market participants on a number of issues related to domestic debt programs. Comments received were taken into consideration in the development of the debt strategy for 2003/04. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices