June 4, 2010
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June 4, 2010
Labour market: Definitions, graphs and data
Selected definitions, graphs and historical data -
June 4, 2010
Product market: Definitions, graphs and data
Selected definitions, graphs and historical data -
June 4, 2010
Inflation: Definitions, graphs and data
Selected definitions, graphs and historical data -
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
Decision-making process
Find out when decisions are made, who decides and the key stages of monetary policy decision making. You can also read detailed articles on the subject. -
June 1, 2010
A history of the key interest rate
Over the years, the Bank of Canada has adjusted the way it sets its key interest rate. -
June 1, 2010
Policy interest rate
The Bank carries out monetary policy by influencing short-term interest rates. It does this by adjusting the target for the overnight rate on eight fixed dates each year. -
June 1, 2010
Inflation
Since its introduction in 1991, inflation-control targeting has made monetary policy more understandable and has helped keep the rate of inflation within acceptable limits. -
June 1, 2010
Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 1/2 per cent and re-establishes normal functioning of the overnight market
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.