February 2, 2009 Bank of Canada Announces the Minimum Bid Rate for Today's Term PRA Facility for Private Sector Money Market Instruments The minimum bid rate for today's 15-day Term PRA Facility for Private Sector Money Market Instruments is 1.740%. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
January 30, 2009 Bank of Canada Announces Details of its 30 Day Term Loan Facility In accordance with the schedule of Term Loan Facility (TLF) auctions announced on 20 January, the Bank of Canada announced today that it will enter into a 30-day TLF transaction. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
January 30, 2009 Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term PRA Facility for Private Sector Money Market Instruments In accordance with the schedule of term purchase and resale agreement (PRA) auctions for private sector money market instruments announced on 20 January, the Bank of Canada announced today that it will enter into a 15-day term PRA transaction for private sector money market instruments. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
January 30, 2009 Annual Report 2008 It has been a difficult year. The financial turmoil that began mid-2007 deteriorated into a full-blown global financial crisis through 2008. While the resilience and soundness of the Canadian financial system were in many respects exceptional, the scale of the financial crisis and the subsequent global recession had an increasing impact by year’s end on our financial system and our economy. Content Type(s): Publications, Annual Report
January 27, 2009 Summary of Comments - 2009/10 Debt Strategy Consultations Today, a Summary of Comments on the Debt Strategy Consultations for 2009/10 is being published on the Bank of Canada's website in conjunction with the release of the government's Debt Management Strategy for 2009/10 on the Department of Finance's website. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
January 27, 2009 Bank of Canada's continued focus on inflation right for current economic times: Governor Carney Media Relations Halifax, Nova Scotia Canadians can be confident that monetary policy will maintain a "relentless" focus on controlling inflation, whether it rises above or drops below the official target range, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said today. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
January 27, 2009 Inflation Targeting in a Global Recession Remarks Mark Carney Halifax Chamber of Commerce Halifax, Nova Scotia These are challenging times, indeed. We are facing a financial crisis without comparison for generations. Most financial markets have experienced historic declines in prices and unprecedented spikes in volatility. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
January 27, 2009 Results of the 27 January 2009 Term PRA Transaction Results of today's term PRA operations. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
January 27, 2009 Summary of Comments - 2009/10 Debt Strategy Consultations In November 2008, officials from the Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada sought views from government securities distributors, institutional investors, and other interested parties on issues relating to the design and operation of the domestic Government of Canada debt program for the remainder of the current fiscal year, 2009/10, and over the medium term, including issuance related to the Insured Mortgage Purchase Program (IMPP).
January 26, 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 20 January, the Bank of Canada announced today that it will enter into a 28-day term PRA transaction. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices