Press Releases

• December 16, 2009

  Household Finances Important for Financial System Stability, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney Says

  Media Relations Toronto, Ontario

  While the Canadian economy will likely grow faster than the economies of the other G-7 countries next year, the Bank of Canada expects our recovery to be more protracted than usual – and more reliant on domestic demand, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said today.

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• December 15, 2009

  Bank of Canada welcomes initiative to improve infrastructure for Canadian-dollar core funding markets

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  Policies and initiatives that help keep core markets functioning continuously, including in times of stress, promote the overall safety and soundness of our financial system.

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• December 8, 2009

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1/4 per cent and reiterates conditional commitment to hold current policy rate until the end of the second quarter of 2010

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1/4 per cent.

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