Press

• December 11, 2024

  Press Conference: Policy Rate Announcement – December 2024

  

  

  Interest Rate Announcement — Press conference by Governor Tiff Macklem and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers (10:30 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• December 11, 2024

  Bank of Canada Media Interview – The Globe and Mail

  Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, gave an interview to Mark Rendell of the Globe and Mail, which will be published online and in the newspaper.

  Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
• December 11, 2024

  Bank of Canada reduces policy rate by 50 basis points to 3¼%

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today reduced its target for the overnight rate to 3¼%, with the Bank Rate at 3½% and the deposit rate at 3¼%.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• December 11, 2024

  Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement

  On Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 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
• December 11, 2024

  Monetary Policy Decision Press Conference Opening Statement

  Opening statement Tiff Macklem Ottawa, Ontario

  Governor Tiff Macklem discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the monetary policy decision.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• December 2, 2024

  Bank of Canada publishes applicants’ list of retail payment service providers

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today published the list of companies that have applied to be registered under the Retail Payment Activities Act (RPAA).

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Research Topic(s): Retail payments supervision
• November 26, 2024

  Island Morning, CBC Radio

  

  Rhys Mendes, Deputy Governor of the Bank
  Interview with the Island Morning on CBC Radio

  Content Type(s): Press, Media activities
• November 26, 2024

  Speech by Rhys Mendes, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada

  On Tuesday, November 26, 2024, Rhys Mendes, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, will speak before the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce.

  Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
• November 26, 2024

  Speech: Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce

  

  

  Inflation at 2%: the role of monetary policy going forward — Deputy Governor Rhys Mendes speaks before the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce (8:20 (ET) approx.) .

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• November 26, 2024

  Keeping inflation at 2%

  Speech summary Rhys R. Mendes Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

  In his first public speech as a deputy governor, Rhys Mendes explains why higher interest rates were needed to get inflation back down to the 2% target and why we want it to stay there.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Research Topic(s): Credibility, Expectations, Inflation and prices, Inflation targets, Interest rates, Monetary policy, Monetary policy communications, Price stability