Canada
Dodge refuses to rule out common currency
CANADA - David Dodge, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, Tuesday, refused to rule out the possibility that Canada and the United States could share a common currency some day, though he said a number of tough conditions would have to be met first.
Bank of Canada - Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Bank of Canada Governor reviews success of inflation targets, 29 January.
Speech by David Dodge, Governor of Bank of Canada
SPEECH - Dodge said in the speech titled 'Challenges and Changes in an Eventful Year' that an unhelpful depreciation of the Canadian dollar over recent weeks did not reflect the encouraging signs of a pickup in the economy and that the exchange rate was…
Press Release from the Bank of Canada
PRESS RELEASE - Bank of Canada Governor reviews key developments of last year, 28 January.
Bank of Canada Monetary Policy Report Update
REPORT - The Bank of Canada has released its Update to the November Monetary Policy Report, in which it discusses economic and financial trends in the context of Canada's inflation-control strategy, 23 January.
Speech by David Dodge, Governor of Bank of Canada
SPEECH - In the speech Dodge said that economic developments in Canada since the November Report, and the profile for growth outlined in the Update, suggest that the amount of slack in the economy through 2002 will likely be somewhat greater than assumed…
Bank of Canada Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Bank of Canada lowers key policy interest rate by 1/4 percentage point to 2 per cent, 15 January.
Canada to host G-7 meeting 8 February
CANADA - Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors will meet in Ottawa in February to discuss the state of the global economy, Minister of Finance Paul Martin announced Thursday.
Bank of Canada Working Paper Series
RESEARCH - Why Do Central Banks Smooth Interest Rates? by Gabriel Srour, Research Department, Bank of Canada.
Speech by David Dodge of Bank of Canada
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Inflation Targeting in Canada: Experience and Lessons' Dodge said that he still expects the Canadian economy to improve by the second half of 2002 and that the Canadian economy may actually have grown in the fourth quarter…
Canada economy on track for recovery - BOC's Dodge
CANADA - Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge said on Saturday he still expects the Canadian economy to improve by the second half of 2002.
Speech by Bob McTeer of the Dallas Fed Bank
SPEECH - Speech by Bob McTeer, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas before the Breakfast Plenary of the Team Canada West Mission to Dallas, Dallas, 28 November.
Speech by David Dodge of Bank of Canada
SPEECH - Opening Statement by David Dodge, Governor of the Bank of Canada before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce, 29 November.
BoC Dodge says low rates best way to support econ
CANADA - Bank of Canada governor David Dodge in a speech on Thursday 29 November said the best way to support the country's economy was to boost growth by cutting interest rates - which is what the central bank was doing.
Bank of Canada Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Bank of Canada lowers key policy interest rate by 1/2 percentage point to 2 1/4 per cent.
Bank of Canada lowers key policy rate by 0.5%
CANADA - The Bank of Canada today, Tuesday, announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-half of one percentage point to 2 1/4 per cent.
Central bankers in Ottawa
ECB Council member Ernst Welteke, although saying that monetary policy was appropriate for the eurozone at present, warned of the dangers of money being too loose given the lag for effects to be realised.
Bankers call for strict limits on bailout cash
CANADA - The Bank of England and Bank of Canada have launched a paper arguing for strict limits on International Monetary Fund bailouts for crisis-hit countries.
Bank of Canada Review Autumn 2001
RESEARCH - Predictability of Average Inflation over Long Time Horizons by Allan Crawford. Short summary.
Speech by David Dodge, Governor of Bank of Canada
SPEECH - Opening Statement by David Dodge, Governor of the Bank of Canada before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance 7 November.
Bank of Canada semi-annual Monetary Policy Report
REPORT - The Bank of Canada yesterday, Wednesday, released its semi-annual Monetary Policy Report in which it discusses economic and financial trends in the context of Canada's inflation-control strategy.
Canada's Dodge - Bank still has room to manoeuvre
CANADA - Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge said Wednesday that a high degree of uncertainty continues to hang over the Canadian economy, which is likely to remain weak for much of the next year.
Martin brushes off claims of central bank conflict
CANADA - Finance Minister Paul Martin brushed away suggestions yesterday that he was trying to undermine the independence of the Bank of Canada with comments this week about the bank needing to take action.
Bank of Canada Review Autumn 2001
RESEARCH - A New Measure of Core Inflation by Tiff Macklem. Short summary.