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• June 3, 2020

  Bank of Canada Announces Changes to Term Repo Operations and Bankers’ Acceptance Purchase Facility

  With substantial improvements in short-term funding conditions recently, as well as reduced participation since mid-April in the Bank’s extended Term Repo and Bankers’ Acceptance Purchase Facility (BAPF) operations, the Bank is making amendments to these programs.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Bankers’ Acceptance Purchase Facility, Term Repo Operations
• June 3, 2020

  Bank of Canada maintains target for the overnight rate, scales back some market operations as financial conditions improve

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of ¼ percent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly ½ percent and the deposit rate is ¼ percent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• June 3, 2020

  Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement

  On Wednesday, June 3, 2020, the Bank of Canada will announce its decision on the target for the overnight rate. A press release will provide a brief explanation of the decision.

  Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
• June 1, 2020

  Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (June 8-June 19)

  As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market – the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program