January 22, 2009
Results of the 22 January 2009 Sale of Treasury Bills for Balance Sheet Management Purposes
Results of the 22 January 2009 Sale of Treasury Bills for Balance Sheet Management Purposes
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January 22, 2009
Monetary Policy Report Update – January 2009
The outlook for the global economy has deteriorated significantly since the October Monetary Policy Report. The financial crisis intensified last autumn and spilled over into an already weak global economy, which, in turn, put further strains on the financial system.
Erratum: In Table 1 Interest Rates, the column "Estimated variable mortgage rate" should read 5.65 per cent for 4 December 2007 not 5.25.
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January 21, 2009
Results for the 21 January 2009 Term Loan Facility
The results of today's TLF operation. -
January 20, 2009
Bank of Canada lowers overnight rate target by 1/2 percentage point to 1 per cent
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-half of a percentage point to 1 per cent. -
January 20, 2009
Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Future Term Loan Facility Transactions
The Bank of Canada is publishing today the schedule of its Term Loan Facility (TLF) transactions to the end of March. -
January 20, 2009
Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Future Term PRA Facilities for Private Sector Money Market Instruments
The Bank of Canada is publishing today the schedule of its term Purchase and Resale Agreements (PRA) for private sector money market instruments to the end of March. -
January 20, 2009
Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Future Term PRA Transactions
Since 19 September 2008, the Bank of Canada has conducted eighteen Purchase and Resale Agreement (PRA) operations to provide liquidity to Canadian term lending markets and as at 22 January, there will be $33 billion in term PRA outstanding. -
January 20, 2009
Results of the 20 January 2009 Term PRA Transaction
Results of today's term PRA operations. -
January 19, 2009
Bank of Canada to Sell Treasury Bills for Balance Sheet Management Purposes
The Bank of Canada announced today it will sell $1.80 billion of its holdings of treasury bills. This transaction will partially offset the temporary increase in assets associated with the outstanding term liquidity facilities. Details of the transaction. -
January 19, 2009
Bank of Canada Announces Details of its 28 Day Term PRA Transaction
In accordance with the schedule of term purchase and resale agreement (PRA) auctions announced on 1 December, the Bank of Canada announced today that it will enter into a 28-day term PRA transaction.