December 6 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The Financial System Review – December 2012 issue is available on the Bank of Canada’s website. The working paper titled: Liquidity and Central Clearing: Evidence from the CDS Market, by Joshua Slive, Jonathan Witmer and Elizabeth Woodman is available online. The bank announced a final call for marketable bond tenders with a minimum total amount … Read more

December 5 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The Bank of Canada announced that effective 23 January 2013, it will move to a new publication time of 10:00 a.m. ET for all scheduled policy rate announcements, including those to be published concurrently with the bank’s quarterly Monetary Policy Reports (MPRs). This new time takes into consideration the feedback gathered via consultation with market … Read more

December 4 – 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 613 782-8782. The bank announced a final call for treasury bill tenders … Read more

November 29 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank announced treasury bill tenders have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $ 3 billion following an auction on Nov. 29, 2012. The full release is available online. The bank released its Quarterly Financial Report for the Third Quarter, 2012, for the period ended 30 September 2012. The report is available online. … Read more

November 28 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank announced a final call for treasury bill tenders with a minimum total amount of $3 billion to be auctioned by Nov. 20, 2012. The full release is available online. The bank announced government bond tenders have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $1.6 billion following an auction on Nov. 28, 2012. … Read more

November 27 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank announced a final call for treasury bill tenders with a minimum total amount of $15 billion to be auctioned by Dec. 4, 2012. The full release is available online. The bank announced treasury bill tenders have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $2.5 billion following an auction on Nov. 27, 2012. … Read more

November 26 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank announced a final call for treasury bill tenders with a minimum total amount of $2.5 billion to be auctioned by Nov. 27, 2012. The full release is available online. The Bank of Canada announced that Her Majesty the Queen has approved the appointment of Mark Carney as Governor of the Bank of England … Read more

November 21 – Bank of Canada – Press Release

The bank announced treasury bill tenders have been accepted for a total repurchase amount of $2 billion following an auction on Nov. 21, 2012. The full release is available online. Point-form notes for remarks by Timothy Lane, deputy governor at the Bank of Canada, to the Greater Moncton Chamber of Commerce on the topic of … Read more