October 27, 2008
Results of the 27 October 2008 Term PRA Transaction for Private Sector Money Market Instruments
The results of today's term PRA operations.
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October 27, 2008
Bank of Canada to Sell Treasury Bills for Balance Sheet Management Purposes
The Bank of Canada announced today it will sell $1.85 billion of its holdings of treasury bills. This transaction will partially offset the temporary increase in assets associated with the term purchase and resale transactions announced today. -
October 27, 2008
Bank of Canada Announces Details of its 28 Day Term PRA Transaction
In accordance with the schedule of Term PRA auctions announced on 3 October, the Bank of Canada announced today that it will enter into a 28-day Purchase and Resale Agreement (PRA) transaction as follows: -
October 23, 2008
Release of the Monetary Policy Report
In Canada, our financial system is sound, and our financial institutions are already well capitalized. We are nonetheless affected by global developments. That is why the Bank of Canada has taken extraordinary measures to provide liquidity. -
October 23, 2008
Monetary Policy Report – October 2008
Three major interrelated global developments are having a profound impact on the Canadian economy and making the outlook more uncertain than it was at the time of the July Monetary Policy Report Update. -
October 23, 2008
Results of the 23 October 2008 Sale of Treasury Bills for Balance Sheet Management Purposes
Results of the 23 October 2008 Sale of Treasury Bills. -
October 23, 2008
Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term PRA Facility for Private Sector Money Market Instruments
The Bank of Canada strongly welcomes the decisive actions announced today by the U.S. authorities. These significant and timely measures are part of the implementation of the G7 Action Plan agreed last Friday. -
October 21, 2008
Bank of Canada lowers overnight rate target by 1/4 percentage point to 2 1/4 per cent
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of a percentage point to 2 1/4 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is correspondingly lowered, and the Bank Rate is now 2 1/2 per cent. -
October 21, 2008
Results of the 21 October 2008 Term PRA Transaction
The results of today's term PRA operations are as follows: -
October 20, 2008
Bank of Canada to Sell Treasury Bills for Balance Sheet Management Purposes
The Bank of Canada announced today it will sell $0.55 billion of its holdings of treasury bills. This transaction will partially offset the temporary increase in assets associated with the term purchase and resale transactions announced today.