Bank of Canada - Statements by Central Bank Officials

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November 01 (BOC Governor Dodge) -- The Canadian dollar has seen some selling pressures stemming from comments over the weekend by Bank of Canada Governor Dodge. Speaking to reporters at the G-20 meeting of finance ministers and central bankers in South Africa, Dodge said that financial market volatility and downside risks to the world economy have increased since early October, and that this "clearly poses a risk that we are going to have to take into account when setting our own policy.

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