The Bank of Canada began circulating the new $100 bill – Canada’s first polymer bank note. This new note will be available at financial institutions from coast to coast to coast over the next few weeks. The $100 note features a portrait of Sir Robert Borden, Prime Minister of Canada between 1911 and 1920, on … Read more
The bank announced a call for marketable bond tenders with a minimum total amount of $1.5 billion to be auctioned by November 16, 2011. The full release is available online. The bank announced a call for marketable bond tenders with a minimum total amount of $500 million to be auctioned by November 16, 2011. The … Read more
The bank announced marketable bond tenders have been accepted for total repurchase amount of $3.5 billion following an auction on November 9, 2011. The full release is available online. The bank released the document "Renewal of the Inflation-Control Target: Background Information," which summarizes the key elements of Canada's inflation-targeting framework. The document describes Canada's 20-year … Read more
Large, abrupt fluctuations in global liquidity are having a major impact on global financial stability and economic growth, Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney said in a speech to the Canada-United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce. Carney said over the medium term, the continuation of such extreme liquidity cycles could ultimately threaten open capital markets and … Read more
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney has been named Chairman of the Financial Stability Board. The FSB is an international agency dedicated to building a more resilient and efficient global financial system. The appointment, for a term of three years, was confirmed by G-20 Leaders at their summit in Cannes, France. Carney said he is … Read more
The bank announced a call for marketable bond tenders with a minimum total amount of $3.5 billion to be auctioned by November 9, 2011. The full release is available online.
The bank announced marketable bond tenders with a minimum total amount of $3 billion have been accepted following an auction on November 2, 2011. The full release is available online.
The bank announced a final call for treasury bill tenders with a minimum total amount of $13 billion to be auctioned by November 8, 2011. The full release is available online. The bank announced marketable bond tenders have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $364.3 million following an auction on November 1, 2011. … Read more
The bank released its statement of financial position as of September 30, 2011. The full release is available online.
The bank released its working paper entitled "How Do You Pay? The Role of Incentives at the Point-of-Sale." The report was written by Carlos Arango, Kim P. Huynh and Leonard Sabetti. This paper uses discrete-choice models to quantify the role of consumer socioeconomic characteristics, payment instrument attributes, and transaction features on the probability of using … Read more
