Press

• January 22, 2009

  Bank of Canada releases Monetary Policy Report Update

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  In the Update, the Bank noted that the outlook for the global economy has deteriorated since the October Monetary Policy Report, with the intensifying financial crisis spilling over into real economic activity.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• January 22, 2009

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report Update

  Opening statement Mark Carney Ottawa, Ontario

  The outlook for the global economy has deteriorated since the October Monetary Policy Report, with the intensifying financial crisis spilling over into real economic activity.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• January 22, 2009

  Results of the 22 January 2009 Sale of Treasury Bills for Balance Sheet Management Purposes

  Results of the 22 January 2009 Sale of Treasury Bills for Balance Sheet Management Purposes

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• January 21, 2009

  Results for the 21 January 2009 Term Loan Facility

  The results of today's TLF operation.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• January 20, 2009

  Bank of Canada lowers overnight rate target by 1/2 percentage point to 1 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 1 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• January 20, 2009

  Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Future Term Loan Facility Transactions

  The Bank of Canada is publishing today the schedule of its Term Loan Facility (TLF) transactions to the end of March.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• January 20, 2009

  Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Future Term PRA Facilities for Private Sector Money Market Instruments

  The Bank of Canada is publishing today the schedule of its term Purchase and Resale Agreements (PRA) for private sector money market instruments to the end of March.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• January 20, 2009

  Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Future Term PRA Transactions

  Since 19 September 2008, the Bank of Canada has conducted eighteen Purchase and Resale Agreement (PRA) operations to provide liquidity to Canadian term lending markets and as at 22 January, there will be $33 billion in term PRA outstanding.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• January 20, 2009

  Results of the 20 January 2009 Term PRA Transaction

  Results of today's term PRA operations.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• January 19, 2009

  Bank of Canada to Sell Treasury Bills for Balance Sheet Management Purposes

  The Bank of Canada announced today it will sell $1.80 billion of its holdings of treasury bills. This transaction will partially offset the temporary increase in assets associated with the outstanding term liquidity facilities. Details of the transaction.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices