April 28, 2008 Counterfeit $100 notes discovered: Bank of Canada and the Toronto Police Service remind the public and retailers to be vigilant Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada and the Toronto Police Service are reminding the public and retailers to pay close attention to the bank notes they receive. A number of counterfeit $100 notes have been passed mainly in the Greater Toronto Area in the last few weeks. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
April 24, 2008 Bank of Canada releases Monetary Policy Report Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario Bank of Canada today released its April Monetary Policy Report, which discusses current economic and financial trends in the context of Canada's inflation-control strategy. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
April 24, 2008 Monetary Policy Report – April 2008 Growth in the global economy began to slow in the fourth quarter of 2007 and the first quarter of 2008. This reflected the effects of the slowdown in the U.S. economy and ongoing dislocations in global financial markets. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
April 24, 2008 Release of the Monetary Policy Report Opening statement Mark Carney Growth in the global economy has weakened since the January Monetary Policy Report Update, reflecting the effects of a sharp slowdown in the U.S. economy and ongoing dislocations in global financial markets. Growth in the Canadian economy has also moderated. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
April 22, 2008 Bank of Canada lowers overnight rate target by 1/2 percentage point to 3 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-half of a percentage point to 3 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
April 17, 2008 Results of the 17 April 2008 Term PRA Transaction The results of today's term PRA operations are as follows: Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
April 16, 2008 Results of the 16 April 2008 Sale of Treasury Bills for Balance Sheet Management Purposes Results of the 16 April 2008 Sale of Treasury Bills. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
April 15, 2008 Bank of Canada to Sell Treasury Bills for Balance Sheet Management Purposes The Bank of Canada announced today it will sell $2 billion of its holdings of treasury bills. This transaction will offset the temporary increase in assets associated with the term purchase and resale transactions announced today. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
April 15, 2008 Bank of Canada Announces Term PRA Transaction As part of its continuing provision of liquidity in support of the efficient functioning of financial markets, the Bank of Canada announced today that it will enter into a 28-day term purchase and resale agreement (PRA) as follows: Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
April 14, 2008 Business Outlook Survey - Spring 2008 In the spring survey, a number of indicators eased from their level in the winter survey. While the weaker U.S. economic situation is weighing more heavily on the outlook, firms are not expecting a marked change in the pace of business activity. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey