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August 28, 2001

Bank of Canada lowers key policy interest rate by 1/4 percentage point to 4 per cent

The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate* by one-quarter of one percentage point to 4 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is correspondingly lowered, and the Bank Rate is now 4 1/4 per cent. With today's action, the total reduction in interest rates by the Bank this year amounts to 1 3/4 percentage points.
Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
May 18, 2001

Bank releases background information on renewal of the inflation-control target

The Bank of Canada today released the document Renewal of the Inflation-Control Target: Background Information, which provides additional details on the target arrangements and on how the Bank plans to implement them in order to increase the predictability of inflation over the longer term. This release follows the announcement yesterday by the Government of Canada and the Bank that the inflation-control target is being renewed for a period of five years to the end of 2006.
Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
January 17, 2001

Redesigned $10 Bank Note Launched - New Note Series to Feature Canada's Culture, History and Achievements

The Bank of Canada launched the first in a new series of bank notes today. The themes of the notes in the new series, entitled Canadian Journey, reflect Canadians' views of their culture, history, and achievements, said Gordon Thiessen, Governor of the Bank of Canada, as he unveiled the $10 note at the Bank.
Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
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