Press

• April 30, 2008

  Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

  Opening statement Mark Carney House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

  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 29, 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 29, 2008

  Financial Stability Forum publishes report on Enhancing Market and Institutional Resilience

  The Financial Stability Forum (FSF) has presented to the G7 Finance Ministers and central bank Governors a report making recommendations for enhancing the resilience of markets and financial institutions.

  Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
• 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

  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