News

• April 22, 2004

  Research in Financial Services and Public Policy - Filling the Gaps

  Remarks David Dodge Conference on Financial Services and Public Policy Schulich School of Business at York University Toronto, Ontario

  For five years, the research program here at Schulich has helped to support and nurture a Canadian academic community focused on financial services. In doing so, the program has encouraged researchers to fill the gaps in our knowledge and help policy-makers and regulators to do a better job. After five years, it's useful to think back and recall the motivations for establishing this program in the first place.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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