Press

• February 9, 2021

  CARR welcomes issuance of first compounded in arrears CORRA floating rate note

  The Canadian Alternative Reference Rate working group (CARR) welcomes the Royal Bank of Canada’s issuance of the first floating rate note referencing CORRA compounded-in-arrears.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
• February 8, 2021

  Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (February 15-26)

  As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market – the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program
• January 26, 2021

  CFEC Releases Results of October 2020 Foreign Exchange Volume Survey

  The Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee (CFEC) released today the results of its October 2020 semi-annual survey of foreign exchange volumes in Canada.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee
• January 25, 2021

  Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (February 1-12)

  As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market – the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program
• January 22, 2021

  Bank of Canada announces changes to securities repo operations

  In line with its objectives to support core funding markets and to foster the well-functioning of the Government of Canada securities market, the Bank of Canada is announcing changes to securities repo operations (SROs).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Securities Repo Operations
• January 20, 2021

  Press Conference: Monetary Policy Report – January 2021

  

  

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report — Press conference by Governor Tiff Macklem (11:00 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• January 20, 2021

  Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

  Opening statement Tiff Macklem Ottawa, Ontario

  Governor Tiff Macklem discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision and the MPR.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• January 20, 2021

  Bank of Canada will hold current level of policy rate until inflation objective is achieved, continues quantitative easing

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of ¼ percent, with the Bank Rate at ½ percent and the deposit rate at ¼ percent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• January 11, 2021

  Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (January 18-January 28)

  As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market – the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program