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  1. 23 October 2008

    Bank of Canada releases Monetary Policy Report

    Press Release  - Ottawa, Ontario

    The Bank of Canada today released its October Monetary Policy Report, which discusses current economic and financial trends in the context of Canada's inflation-control strategy.

  2. 21 October 2008

    Bank of Canada lowers overnight rate target by 1/4 percentage point to 2 1/4 per cent

    Press Release  - Ottawa, Ontario

    The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of a percentage point to 2 1/4 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is correspondingly lowered, and the Bank Rate is now 2 1/2 per cent. Three major interrelated developments are having a profound [...]

  3. 8 October 2008

    Central Banks Announce Coordinated Interest Rate Reductions

    Press Release

    Throughout the current financial crisis, central banks have engaged in continuous close consultation and have cooperated in unprecedented joint actions such as the provision of liquidity to reduce strains in financial markets.

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