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• June 1, 2010

  SPRA/SRAs

  The Bank conducts Special Purchase and Resale Agreements (SPRAs) and Sale and Repurchase Agreements (SRAs) to implement its monetary policy framework in the LVTS environment. SPRAs and SRAs are used to reinforce the target overnight rate at the mid-point of the operating band.
• June 1, 2010

  Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 1/2 per cent and re-establishes normal functioning of the overnight market

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• June 1, 2010

  Re-Establishment of the Standard Operating Framework for the Implementation of Monetary Policy

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  As part of the Bank of Canada's interest rate decision on 1 June 2010, the Bank will re-establish the standard operating framework for the implementation of monetary policy.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases