April 8 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank announced a final call for treasury bill tenders with a minimum total amount of $2.6 billion to be auctioned by April 9, 2014. The full release is available online. The bank announced that Government of Canada bond tenders have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $3.3 billion following an auction on April 8, … Read more

April 7 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

On April 6 the Bank of Canada released the Business Outlook Survey and Senior Loan Officer Survey online. The bank announced treasury bill tenders have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $10.5 billion following an auction on April 7, 2015. The full release is available online. The bank announced a final call for marketable … Read more

April 2 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank announced a final call for marketable bond tenders with a minimum total amount of $3.3 billion to be auctioned by April 8, 2015. The full release is available online. The bank published a research paper entitled “2013 Methods-of-Payment Survey Results” authored by Christopher Henry, Kim Huynh and Rallye Shen. The full release is available online.

March 31 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

Starting March 31, the Legal Terms and Conditions for Government of Canada domestic marketable debt securities (the “Legal Terms”) can be viewed on the Department of Finance website. For clarity, note that in the Legal Terms and Conditions, the definition of “Business Day” reflects any day other than a Saturday or a Sunday or a … Read more

March 30 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The Bank of Canada announced that professor Matilde Bombardini of the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver School of Economics is the recipient of the Governor’s Award for 2015. The full release is available online. Call 613-782-8888.

March 26 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The presentation by Stephen S. Poloz, governor of the Bank of Canada, to the Canada-United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce on the topic of “Central Bank Credibility and Policy Normalization”, is available on the Bank of Canada website.

March 25 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank announced that tenders for Government of Canada bonds have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $3.4 billion following an auction on March 25, 2015. The full release is available online. The presentation by Timothy Lane, deputy governor at the Bank of Canada, to the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce on the topic … Read more

March 24 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank announced treasury bill tenders have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $8 billion following an auction on March 24, 2015. The full release is available online. The bank announced a final call for treasury bill tenders with a total repurchase amount of $7. 85 billion to be auctioned by April 7, … Read more

March 20 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank published a new research paper, entitled “Sluggish Exports in Advanced Economies: How Much Is Due to Demand?” by Louis Morel. The full report is available online. As announced by the Investment Industry Association of Canada and the Canadian Bankers Association on 31 December 2014, Thomson Reuters Benchmark Services Limited (“Thomson Reuters”), a subsidiary … Read more