February 21 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank's statement of Financial Position, as of 31 Dec. 2011, is now available on the Bank of Canada's website.   The bank's statement of Financial Position, as of 31 Jan. 2012, is now available on the Bank of Canada's website.  The discussion paper entitled "Why Is Cash (Still) So Entrenched? Insights from the Bank … Read more

February 16 – Bank of Canada – Press Releases

The bank announced a final call for treasury bill tenders with a minimum total amount of $2.5 billion to be auctioned by Feb. 17, 2012. The full release is available online.  The bank announced a final call for marketable bond tenders with a minimum total amount of $4 million to be auctioned by Feb. 22, … Read more

February 14 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank announced treasury bill tenders have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $12 billion following an auction on Feb. 14, 2012. The full release is available online.   The bank announced a final call for treasury bill tenders with a minimum total amount of $10,125 million to be auctioned by Feb. 28, … Read more

February 13 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The document on the bank's submitted comments to U.S. regulators regarding Joint Proposal on Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading is now available on the Bank of Canada's website. Call 1-800-303-1282.  The bank announced treasury bill tenders have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $1.8 billion following auction on Feb. 13, 2012. The full … Read more

February 9 – Bank of Canada – Press Releases

The bank released two working papers. The first is entitled "Fooled by Search: Housing Prices, Turnover and Bubbles" written by Brian M. Peterson and develops and estimates a model to explain the behaviour of house prices in the United States. The second paper is entitled "Price Competition and Concentration in Search and Negotiation Markets: Evidence … Read more

February 7 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The speech entitled "Raising the House of Reform" by Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem is now available on the Bank of Canada website.   The bank announced a final call for treasury bill tenders with a minimum total amount of $12 billion to be auctioned by Feb. 14, 2012. The … Read more