January 25, 2023 Bank of Canada increases policy interest rate by 25 basis points, continues quantitative tightening Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today increased its target for the overnight rate to 4½%, with the Bank Rate at 4¾% and the deposit rate at 4½%. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
January 16, 2023 CFIF publishes White Paper on the impact of CDOR cessation on Bankers’ Acceptance market With the cessation of Canadian Dollar Offer Rate’s (CDOR) publication in June 2024, it is expected that Bankers’ Acceptance (BA) will cease to exist as a money market instrument. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Fixed-Income Forum
January 16, 2023 Bank of Canada announces appointment of non-executive Deputy Governor Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada today announced the appointment of Nicolas Vincent as the Bank’s new external, non-executive Deputy Governor for a term of two years, effective March 13, 2023. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
January 11, 2023 CARR announces development of a Term CORRA benchmark The announcement today confirms that efforts are underway to develop a 1- and 3-month Term CORRA benchmark with the objective of making such benchmarks available for use by the end of Q3-2023. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
January 11, 2023 CARR and TMX launch webcast series on the transition from CDOR CARR is pleased to announce the launch of a series of CDOR Transition Webcasts, developed in partnership with TMX. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
December 21, 2022 Call for papers: Themed issue in the Journal of Econometrics A themed issue in the Journal of Econometrics invites paper submissions on “Machine learning for economic policy” by May 31, 2023. Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
December 19, 2022 Bank of Canada announces increases to the dealer and round limits for Overnight Repo operations Effective Monday, December 19, 2022, limits for Overnight Repo (OR) operations will increase to $1 billion for each eligible participant. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Overnight repo operations
December 15, 2022 CARR’s CORRA-first initiatives for derivatives to begin on January 9 - update The Canadian Alternative Reference Rate working group (CARR) has been laying the groundwork to ensure a smooth transition of financial products referencing the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (CDOR). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group