The Bank of Canada announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 3/4 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/2 per cent. This decision is in response to the recent sharp drop in oil prices, which will … Read more
The bank announced a final call for treasury bill tenders with a minimum repurchase amount of $12 billion to be auctioned by January 27, 2015. The full release is available online. Audio and video webcasts of a press conference by Stephen S. Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada and Carolyn Wilkins, Senior Deputy Governor, following … Read more
The bank announced a call for marketable bond tenders with a minumum repurchase amount of $2.6 billion to be auctioned by January 22, 2015. The full release is available online.
The bank announced that government bond tenders have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $3 billion following an auction January 14, 2015. The full release is available online.
The bank announced government treasury bill tenders have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $12.5 billion following an auction on January 13, 2015. The full release is available online. The bank announced marketable bond tenders have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $1 billion following an auction on January 13, 2015. The … Read more
The bank published its Business Outlook Survey for Winter 2014-15 and its Senior Loan Officer Survey for the fourth quarter of 2014. These documents are now available on the Bank of Canada’s website.
The Bank of Canada announced that it will continue, in exceptional circumstances, to allow participants in the Large Value Transfer System to submit, on a same-day basis, requests to lift the 20 per cent limit of total collateral value pledged that can be the non-mortgage loan portfolio. The full release is available online. Call 613-782-8046. The bank released … Read more
The bank announced a final call for marketable bond tenders with a minimum total amount of $3 billion to be auctioned by Jan. 14, 2015. The full release is available online.
The bank announced that tenders for Government of Canada bonds have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $2.7 billion following an auction in Jan 7, 2015. The full release is available online. The bank announced a call for marketable bond tenders with a minimum amount of $1 billion to be auctioned by Jan. 13, 2015. The … Read more
The bank announced a final call for treasury bill tenders with a minimum total amount of $12.5 billion to be auctioned by Jan. 13, 2015. The full release is available online. The bank announced marketable bond tenders have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $297 million following an auction on Jan 6, 2015.The … Read more
