May 6 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The working paper titled: Multiple Fixed Effects in Binary Response Panel Data Models by Karyne B. Charbonneau is available on the Bank of Canada website. The bank announced treasury bill tenders have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $14.5 billion following an auction on May 6, 2014. The full release is available online. The bank … Read more

May 1 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank announced a final call for marketable bond tenders with a minimum total amount of $3.4 billion to be auctioned by May 7, 2014. The full release is available online.

April 30 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada announced the appointment of Lynn K. Patterson as deputy governor effective 5 May 2014. Patterson’s appointment fills the vacancy created by the retirement in May of deputy governor John Murray. As deputy governor, Patterson will join the Bank’s Governing Council, which is the policy-making body of … Read more

April 29 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank announced a final call for marketable bond tenders with a minimum total amount of $14.5 billion to be auctioned by May 6, 2014. The full release is available online. The bank announced a final call for marketable bond tenders with a minimum total amount of $1 billion to be auctioned by May 6, … Read more

April 28 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

As noted in the Debt Management Strategy for 2014-15, the Government of Canada has been engaged in the assessment of potential benefits of issuing bonds with a maturity of 50 years. The Government of Canada announced that it is considering issuing a bond with a maturity of 50 years through the process of syndication in … Read more

April 24 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

Remarks by Stephen S. Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada on the topic of: Canada’s Hot – and Not – Economy are available online. The discussion paper titled: Canadian Non-Energy Exports: Past Performance and Future Prospects by André Binette, Daniel de Munnik and Émilien Gouin-Bonenfant is available online.

April 23 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank announced Government bonds have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $2.7 billion following an auction on April 23, 2014. The full release is available online.

April 22 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The working paper titled: Uncertain Costs and Vertical Differentiation in an Insurance Duopoly by Radoslav Raykov is available online. The bank announced treasury bill tenders have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $2.7 billion following an auction on April 21, 2014. The full release is available online. The bank announced treasury bill tenders have been accepted … Read more

April 17 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank announced a final call for treasury bill tenders with a minimum total amount of $2.7 billion to be auctioned by April 21, 2014. The full release is available online. The bank announced a final call for marketable bond tenders with a minimum total amount of $2.7 billion to be auctioned by April 23, … Read more

April 16 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

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 – April 2014 has been released. Economic growth in Canada is expected to … Read more