March 18, 2020
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March 17, 2020
Operational details on the Bank of Canada’s Bankers' Acceptance Purchase Facility
As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (Bank) will conduct secondary market purchases of 1-month Bankers’ Acceptances issued and guaranteed by any Canadian bank and of sufficiently high quality, broadly equivalent to a minimum short-term credit rating of R-1 (low), under the Bankers’ Acceptance Purchase Facility (BAPF). -
March 17, 2020
Results of today’s Canada Mortgage Bond purchase operation
Today the Bank of Canada purchased $ 46,000,000 of Canada Mortgage Bonds in the secondary market through a competitive tender process. -
March 17, 2020
Summary of Deliberations of Governing Council, March 13, 2020
Governing Council’s decision to cut interest rates on Friday, 13 March, 2020 took place under unique circumstances. As such, Governing Council is offering this statement of its reasoning from the decision of March 13. -
March 16, 2020
Operational details for the Bank of Canada’s purchase of Canada Mortgage Bonds (CMBs) in the secondary market
Consistent with the announcement that the Bank stands ready, as a proactive measure, to provide support to the Canada Mortgage Bond (CMB) market, the Bank will purchase CMBs in the secondary market through a competitive tender process. -
March 16, 2020
Temporary Changes to the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF) Collateral Policy Regarding the Non-Mortgage Loan Portfolio (NMLP) and Settlement Balances
Under its Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF), the Bank of Canada is prepared to provide liquidity on a daily basis to financial institutions that participate directly in the payments systems operated by Payments Canada. Loans made by the Bank of Canada must be fully collateralized. -
March 16, 2020
New Bank of Canada Measures to Support Key Funding Markets
The Bank of Canada is committed to supporting the efficient and continuous functioning of financial markets during the current period of uncertainty in which conditions are evolving rapidly. -
March 15, 2020
Coordinated Central Bank Action to Enhance the Provision of Global U.S. Dollar Liquidity
The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, and the Swiss National Bank are today announcing a coordinated action to enhance the provision of liquidity via the standing U.S. dollar liquidity swap line arrangements. -
March 13, 2020
Canada outlines measures to support the economy and the financial sector
Today, Minister of Finance Bill Morneau, Governor of the Bank of Canada Stephen Poloz, and Superintendent of Financial Institutions Jeremy Rudin outlined a coordinated package of measures being taken by financial sector partners to support the functioning of markets and continued access to financing for Canadian businesses. -
March 13, 2020
Bank of Canada lowers overnight rate target to ¾ percent
The Bank of Canada today lowered its target for the overnight rate by 50 basis points to ¾ percent, effective Monday, March 16, 2020. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 percent and the deposit rate is ½ percent. This unscheduled rate decision is a proactive measure taken in light of the negative shocks to Canada’s economy arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent sharp drop in oil prices.