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December 10, 2020
Speech by Paul Beaudry, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada
On Thursday, December 10, 2020, Paul Beaudry, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada will speak before the Greater Moncton Chamber of Commerce, the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce, and the Saint John Region Chamber of Commerce. -
December 10, 2020
How quantitative easing works
Deputy Governor Paul Beaudry explains the Bank’s quantitative easing program and its role in the economic recovery. He also discusses the Bank’s decision yesterday to leave the policy rate unchanged. -
December 10, 2020
Our quantitative easing operations: looking under the hood
Deputy Governor Paul Beaudry talks about the Bank’s latest interest rate announcement and discusses how quantitative easing supports economic recovery and the 2% inflation target. -
December 9, 2020
Bank of Canada will maintain current level of policy rate until inflation objective is achieved, continues its quantitative easing program
The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of ¼ percent, with the Bank Rate at ½ percent and the deposit rate at ¼ percent. -
December 9, 2020
Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement
On Wednesday, December 9, 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. -
2020 US Neutral Rate Assessment
This paper presents Bank of Canada staff’s current assessment of the US neutral rate, along with a newly developed set of models on which that assessment is based. The overall assessment is that the US neutral rate currently lies in a range of 1.75 to 2.75 percent. -
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November 30, 2020
Summary of Comments – Fall 2020 Debt Management Strategy Consultations
Today, the Fall 2020 Debt Management Strategy Consultations Summary is being published in conjunction with the release of the Government of Canada’s Fall Economic Statement 2020. -
November 30, 2020
Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (December 7-17)
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).