October 9, 2001
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October 1, 2001
Bank of Canada releases 2002 schedule of dates for policy interest rate announcements
The Bank of Canada today released its schedule of eight dates for announcing decisions on its key policy interest rate for 2002.
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September 17, 2001
Change announced for scheduled Board meeting and speech
This week's meeting of the Bank of Canada Board of Directors scheduled for Moncton will now take place in Ottawa. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board in late October will be held in Moncton.
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September 17, 2001
Bank of Canada lowers key policy interest rate by 1/2 percentage point to 3 1/2 per cent
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-half of one percentage point to 3 1/2 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is correspondingly lowered, and the Bank Rate is now 3 3/4 per cent.
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September 14, 2001
Bank of Canada update on financial markets to 14 September
Canada's payments, clearing and settlement systems have functioned well this week. The Bank of Canada continues to provide liquidity as needed. Trading activity in Canadian bond and money markets has increased since Wednesday and bid-ask spreads have narrowed, while activity in the foreign exchange markets has been very subdued.
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