Press Release Department: Federal - Bank of Canada

The bank announced a final call for treasury bill tenders with a minimum total amount of $2.5 billion to be auctioned by July 22, 2014. The full release is available online.

The working paper titled: Information, Amplification and Financial Crisis, by Toni Ahnert and Ali Kakhbod is available online. The working paper titled: Capital Flows and Macroprudential Policies – A Multilateral Assessment of Effectiveness and Externalities by John Beirne and Christian Friedrich is available online. The bank announced a final call for marketable bond tenders with a minimum total amount of … Read more

The Bank of Canada announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent. More information is available online. The Monetary Policy Report – July 2014 is available online. Opening Statement by Stephen S. Poloz, … Read more

The bank announced treasury bill tenders have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $13.5 following an auction on July 15, 2014. The full release is available online. The bank announced a final call for treasury bill tenders with a minimum total amount of $9.75 billion to be auction by July 29, 2014. The … Read more

The bank announced government bonds have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $3 billion following an auction on July 9, 2014. The full release is available online. The Government of Canada announced that it is considering issuing more ultra-long bonds, subject to favourable market conditions. This potential issuance would be accomplished through a reopening … Read more

The bank announced a final call for treasury bill tenders with a minimum total amount of $13.5 billion to be auctioned by July 15, 2014. 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 July, 8, 2014. … Read more

The Business Outlook Survey and Senior Loan Officer Survey are available online.

The Bank of Canada published draft policy guidance related to its risk-management standards for designated Canadian financial market infrastructures (FMIs). he Bank of Canada adopted the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures (PFMIs) in 2012 as part of its risk-management standards for designated FMIs. The Bank is developing supplementary guidance in coordination with the Alberta Securities Commission, l’Autorité … Read more

The bank announced a final call for marketable bond tenders with a minimum total amount of $3 billion to be auctioned by July 9, 2014. The full release is available online.

The bank announced treasury bill tenders have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $12 billion following an auction on July 2, 2014. The full release is available online. The bank announced a final call for treasury bill tenders with a total minimum amount of $9.750 billion to be auctioned by July 15, 2014. … Read more