Bank of Canada

Oh Canada! Imposing Austerity on the World's Most Resource-rich Country

Ellen Brown | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Public Banking, Bank of Canada, Bank for International Settlements, Austerity Measures, Canadian Budget Cuts, Business News
Ellen Brown

Canada's once-proud government programs are being subjected to radical budget cuts -- cuts that could have been avoided if the government had not quit borrowing from its own central bank in the 1970s.

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Fed, ECB, Other Central Banks Act To Ease Financial System Strain

AP | DAVID McHUGH and PAUL WISEMAN | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Bank of England, Video, Bank of Japan, Bank of Canada, Liquidity-Trap, Business News, Federal Reserve, Central Banks, Liquidity Crisis, European Central Bank, Business News

FRANKFURT, Germany — The central banks of the wealthiest countries, trying to prevent a debt crisis in Europe from exploding into a global panic...

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What We Can Learn From Central Banks About Managing Our Wealth

Gemma Godfrey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Turkey, Stan Fischer, Bank of Israel, Trade, Wealth, China, Brazil, Wars, Sovereign Bonds, Emerging Markets, Mervyn King, Interest Rate, Davos, Money, Bank of Canada, Inflation, Tax, Central Bank, g20, Insight, Protectionism, Currency, Investment, Gemma Godfrey, Recovery, Economy, Business News
Gemma Godfrey

These trade wars are turning into foreign exchange market turbulence. So what are these so-called "currency wars"? And what can we learn from them?

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Secret Documents Stolen From Head Of Canada's Central Bank

The Huffington Post | William Alden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Business News, Interest Rates, Goldman Sachs, Bank of Canada, Canada, Mark Carney, Economic Crisis, Business News

A thief stole classified documents from the head of Canada's central bank after smashing the window of his unattended Chrysler 300, the Globe and Mail...

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Funding Public Health Care With a Publicly Owned Bank: How Canada Did It

Ellen Brown | Posted 05.26.2011

Read More: Federal Reserve, Health Care Public Option, Obama Health Care Bill, Canadian Health Care, Bank of Canada, Federal Debt, Health Care, Great Depression, Business News
Ellen Brown

The Bank of Canada was created to end the hardships of the depression and give the government responsibility for the health of the economy. As it turned out, the Bank funded the health of the Canadian people.

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Fed's Loan Rescue Sparks Big Stock Rally

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. Economy, Credit Crisis, Bank of Canada, Global Credit Crisis, Recession Fears, Bank of England, Federal Reserve, Central Banks, Recession, Ben Bernanke, European Central Bank, Swiss National Bank, Business News

WASHINGTON — Staring at spreading financial dangers, the Federal Reserve announced a rescue package Tuesday that would pour as much as $200 bill...

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