Ottawa, Ontario

• December 12, 1997

  Bank Rate Raised to 4 1/2 Per Cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today raised its Bank rate by ½ of one percentage point to 4 ½ per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• November 25, 1997

  Bank Rate Raised in Response to Persistent Weakness in the Canadian Dollar

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today raised the Bank Rate by 1/4 of one percentage point to 4 per cent. The Bank's operating band for the overnight rate was similarly adjusted.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• October 1, 1997

  Bank Rate Raised by ¼ Percentage Point

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today raised the Bank Rate and its operating band for the overnight rate by 1/4 of one percentage point.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• June 26, 1997

  Bank Rate Raised 1/4 of a Percentage Point

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada indicated today that it had raised the Bank Rate by 1/4 of one percentage point to 3 1/2 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• April 23, 1997

  Bank of Canada Announces Appointment of Senior Regional Representatives

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced the appointment of senior representatives who will staff its five regional offices across Canada.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 21, 1997

  Monetary Policy and the Prospects for a Stronger Canadian Economy

  Remarks Gordon Thiessen Canadian Association for Business Economics and the Ottawa Economics Association Ottawa, Ontario

  Anyone who has read our last Monetary Policy Report, the winter issue of the Bank of Canada Review, or our just-released Annual Report knows that the Bank has been positive about Canada's economic outlook. Basically, we are looking for a solid pickup in the pace of economic expansion in coming months, with inflation remaining low. And, with improvements in the basic foundation of our economy, we see the potential for sustained good economic performance over the medium term.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks