June 18, 2020
Spending patterns in a pandemic
Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri explains how household spending has changed because of COVID-19 and discusses why the Bank expects the recovery to have two phases.
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June 18, 2020
Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce - Speech (Webcast)
Household behaviour in Canada in the time of COVID-19 — Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri of the Bank of Canada speaks before the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce. (11:30 (CT), 13:30 (ET) approx.)
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June 18, 2020
Living with limits: household behaviour in Canada in the time of COVID-19
Remarks (delivered virtually)
Lawrence L. Schembri
Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri explains how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected household spending and economic activity, and discusses what the recovery is expected to look like.
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June 16, 2020
Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
Introduction Good afternoon, Chair and committee members. It is an honour for me to appear before you as the 10th Governor of the Bank of Canada. I look forward to working with parliamentarians over the next seven years through regular appearances before committees of the House and Senate. These are an important part of the […]
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June 15, 2020
Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (June 22-July 3)
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).
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Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program
June 15, 2020
Bank of Canada becomes administrator of Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average
The Bank of Canada is now the administrator of the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA) and will post today the first rate calculated using an improved methodology.
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Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
June 5, 2020
CARR welcomes MX’s listing of new Three-Month CORRA Futures
The Canadian Alternative Reference Rate working group (CARR) welcomed Montréal Exchange’s (MX) notice that it will launch its new Three-Month Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA) Futures contract for trading on Friday June 12, 2020.
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Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
June 4, 2020
Supporting markets during the crisis
Speaking a day after the Bank left the policy rate unchanged, Deputy Governor Toni Gravelle explains how efforts to keep financial markets functioning through the COVID-19 crisis will lay a solid foundation for economic recovery.
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June 4, 2020
Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce - Media Availability (Webcasts)
Economic Progress Report — Deputy Governor Toni Gravelle of the Bank of Canada speaks before the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce by videoconference. (15:15 (ET) approx.)
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June 4, 2020
Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce - Speech (Webcasts)
Economic Progress Report — Deputy Governor Toni Gravelle of the Bank of Canada speaks before the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce by videoconference. (14:00 (ET) approx.)
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