December 31, 2009
Press
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December 23, 2009
Operational Change to the Cash-Management Bond Buyback Program
In light of the significant size of some specific key maturity dates and comments received during the Debt Strategy Consultations 2010 – 11, the eligibility criteria for the inclusion of Government of Canada bonds in the cash-management bond buyback operations have been changed. -
December 21, 2009
Results of the 21 December 2009 Term PRA Transaction
The results of today's term PRA operations are as follows. -
December 18, 2009
Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term PRA Operation
In accordance with the schedule of term purchase and resale agreement (PRA) auctions announced on 20 October (see schedule), the Bank of Canada announced today that it will conduct a term PRA operation. -
December 17, 2009
Quarterly Bond Schedule and Updates to the Terms of Participation in Auctions and Standard Terms
Today, the Quarterly Bond Schedule is being published on the Bank of Canada's website in conjunction with the release of the NHA MBS Auction Schedule on the website of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. -
December 16, 2009
Current Issues in Household Finances
As the holiday season approaches, our attention turns naturally to the home front. Accordingly, my comments this afternoon will focus on households. I would like to concentrate in particular on the implications of Canadian household finances for financial stability in our country. -
December 16, 2009
Household Finances Important for Financial System Stability, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney Says
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. -
December 15, 2009
Changes to the Terms of the Bank of Canada's Term Purchase and Resale Agreement (PRA) Facility
Given improved conditions in Canadian funding markets, the Bank of Canada is announcing that effective 19 January 2010 the following changes will apply to the Term PRA facility. -
December 15, 2009
Bank of Canada welcomes initiative to improve infrastructure for Canadian-dollar core funding markets
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. -
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
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1/4 per cent.