December 14 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The banks statement of Financial Position (November 30, 2011) is now available online.   The bank announced treasury bill tenders have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $2.8 billion following an auction on December 14, 2011. The full release is available online. The bank announced marketable bond tenders have been accepted for a total … Read more

December 13 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank announced that a final call for treasury bill tenders with a minimum total amount of $12 billion to be auctioned by December 20, 2011. The full release is available online.    The bank announced marketable bond tenders have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $500 million following an auction on December … Read more

December 12 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank announced that treasury bill tenders have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $2 billion following an auction on December 12, 2011. The full release is available online.    The speech entitled "Growth in the Age of Deleveraging" by the Governor of the Bank of Canada Mark Carney is now available on … Read more

December 8 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank has released the Financial System Review for December 2011. This document this now available on the Bank of Canada's website. Call 1-800-303-1282.  The bank announced a call for marketable bond tenders with a minimum total amount of $3 billion to be auctioned by December 14, 2011. The full release is available online.

December 7 – The Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank announced marketable bond tenders have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $3.5 billion following an auction on December 7, 2011. The full release is available online.   A working paper entitled "Effectiveness of Capital Controls in India: Evidence from the Offshore NDF Market" by Michael Hutchison, Gurnain Kaur Pasricha and Nirvikar … Read more

December 5 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The bank rate is correspondingly one 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent. Uncertainty around the global economic outlook has increased in the weeks since the bank released its October 2011 Monetary Policy Report. Conditions in … Read more

November 30 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank announced coordinated actions with the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve and the Swiss National Bank to enhance their capacity to provide liquidity support to the global financial system. The purpose of these actions is to ease strains in financial markets and thereby mitigate the effects of such … Read more

November 29 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank announced a final call for treasury bill tenders with a minimum amount of $11.5 billion to be auctioned by December 6, 2011. The full release is available online. The bank announced a final call for treasury bill tenders with a minimum amount of $2.7 billion to be auctioned by November 30, 2011. The full … Read more