Press

• August 6, 2015

  Completion of Public Consultation: Draft Terms for Auctions of Government of Canada Ultra-Long Bonds

  Following the release of the draft Terms for Auctions of Government of Canada Ultra-Long Bonds (proposal) by the Bank of Canada, a three-week consultation period, ending 10 July 2015, was held.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• July 27, 2015

  Bank of Canada Publishes 2016 Schedule for Policy Interest Rate Announcements and Release of the Monetary Policy Report

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today published its 2016 schedule of the key dates for policy interest rate announcements and release of the quarterly Monetary Policy Report, and it reconfirmed the scheduled announcement dates for the remainder of this year.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• July 15, 2015

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report

  Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Ottawa, Ontario

  Press conference following the release of the Monetary Policy Report.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Interest rates, Monetary policy, Monetary policy implementation, Recent economic and financial developments, Regional economic developments
• July 15, 2015

  Monetary Policy Report - Press Conference (Audio) - July 2015

  

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report - (Audiocast) Press conference by Governor Stephen S. Poloz and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins. (11:15 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• July 15, 2015

  Monetary Policy Report - Press Conference (Video) - July 2015

  

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report - (Videocast) Press conference by Governor Stephen S. Poloz and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins. (11:15 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• July 15, 2015

  Bank of Canada lowers overnight rate target to 1/2 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/4 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• July 2, 2015

  Operational Test of Standing Central Bank Swap Arrangements

  As part of an exercise to test the operational readiness of existing standing swap arrangements with other central banks, the Bank of Canada will conduct a small-value Canadian-dollar operation with the Bank of England, drawing British pounds against Canadian dollars.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• June 25, 2015

  Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce - Speech (Audio)

  

  Building Trust Not Walls: The Case for Cross-Border Financial Integration - Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri speaks before the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce. (12:20 (ET) approx.)

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• June 25, 2015

  Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce - Speech (Video)

  

  Building Trust Not Walls: The Case for Cross-Border Financial Integration - Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri speaks before the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce. (12:20 (ET) approx.)

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• June 25, 2015

  Building Trust, Not Walls: The Case for Cross-Border Financial Integration

  Remarks Lawrence L. Schembri Windsor–Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce Windsor, Ontario

  Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri discusses the need to address cross-border obstacles to greater financial integration.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Financial institutions, Financial markets, Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies, International financial markets, International topics