July 19 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

Effective 22 July 2013, the bank is increasing the target for the minimum daily level of settlement balances to $250 million, from its current level of $25 million. This measure will remain in effect until further notice. Various indicators of the overnight interest rate have recently been slightly, but persistently, above the bank's target for … Read more

July 18 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The working paper Titled: A Blessing in Disguise: The Implications of High Global Oil Prices for the North American Market by Ron Alquist and Justin-Damien Guénette is available on the Bank of Canada website. The bank announced a final call for marketable bond tenders with a minimum total amount of $3.3 billion to be auctioned by … Read more

July 17 – 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. The full release is available online. Call 1-800-303-1282. The bank released its Monetary Policy Report for July 2013. Following … Read more

July 16 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank announced treasury bill tenders have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $16, 500 billion following an auction on July 16, 2013. The full release is available online. The bank announced a final call for treasury bill tenders with a minimum total amount of $11, 625 billion to be auctioned by July … Read more

July 11 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank announced treasury bill tenders have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $2.8 billion following an auction on July 11, 2013. The full release is available online.

July 10 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank announced a final call for treasury bill tenders with a minimum total amount of $2.8 billion to be auctioned by July 11, 2013. The full release is available online. The bank announced government bonds have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $3.4 billion following an auction on July 10, 2013. The … Read more

July 9 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank announced a final call for treasury bill tenders with a minimum total amount of $16, 500 billion to be auctioned by July 16, 2013. 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, 9, … Read more

July 3 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The working paper titled "Why Do Emerging Markets Liberalize Capital Outflow Controls? Fiscal versus Net Capital Flow Concerns" by Joshua Aizenman and Gurnain Pasricha is available on the Bank of Canada website. The working paper titled "The Threat of Counterfeiting in Competitive Search Equilibrium" by Enchuan Shao is available on the Bank of Canada website.