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December 6, 2018
Year-End Economic Progress Report: Financial Vulnerabilities in Focus
Governor Poloz talks about how household debt levels and housing markets played a role in the latest interest-rate decision.
December 6, 2018
Governor Poloz Speaks on Financial Vulnerabilities and Risks to the Economy
In his final speech of 2018, Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses the vulnerabilities and risks in Canada’s financial system as well as Canadian and global economic developments. He explains how all this was taken into account in the December interest rate decision.
December 5, 2018
Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 ¾ per cent
The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1 ¾ per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 2 per cent and the deposit rate is 1 ½ per cent.
December 4, 2018
Bank of Canada Announces Deputy Governor Appointment
The Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada today announced the appointment of Paul Beaudry as Deputy Governor, effective February 18, 2019.
November 29, 2018
New exhibition on Viola Desmond opens at Bank of Canada Museum
The Bank of Canada Museum is inviting Canadians of all ages to visit the new exhibition A Noteworthy Woman, which depicts the life of Viola Desmond, an icon of the human rights and social justice movement in Canada and the first Canadian woman to appear on a regular bank note.Exchange Rates
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Schedule of Key Interest Rate Announcements and Monetary Policy Report
Eight times a year, the Bank announces its decision on the setting of its key policy interest rate.
Market Notices
November 13, 2018
Changes to publication of interest rate statistics
November 6, 2018
Government of Canada Cash Management Bond Buyback Program
September 25, 2018