Ottawa, Ontario

• September 4, 2024

  Press Conference: Policy Rate Announcement – September 2024

  

  

  Interest Rate Announcement — Press conference by Governor Tiff Macklem and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers (10:30 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• September 4, 2024

  Bank of Canada reduces policy rate by 25 basis points to 4¼%

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today reduced its target for the overnight rate to 4¼%, with the Bank Rate at 4½% and the deposit rate at 4¼%.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• September 4, 2024

  Monetary Policy Decision 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.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• August 8, 2024

  Bank of Canada engages experts to assess internal review of exceptional policy actions during pandemic

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada announced today the names of three external experts who will provide an independent assessment of its review of exceptional policy actions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• August 6, 2024

  Bank of Canada publishes its 2025 schedule for policy interest rate announcements and other major publications

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today published its 2025 schedule for policy interest rate announcements and the release of the quarterly Monetary Policy Report.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• July 24, 2024

  Press Conference: Monetary Policy Report – July 2024

  

  

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report – Press conference by Governor Tiff Macklem and Carolyn Rogers, Senior Deputy Governor (10:30 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• July 24, 2024

  Bank of Canada reduces policy rate by 25 basis points to 4½%

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today reduced its target for the overnight rate to 4½%, with the Bank Rate at 4¾% and the deposit rate at 4½%. The Bank is continuing its policy of balance sheet normalization.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• July 24, 2024

  Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

  Opening statement Tiff Macklem Ottawa, Ontario

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

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• June 13, 2024

  Speech: Canadian Association for Business Economics (CABE)

  

  

  The Bank of Canada's use of exceptional monetary policy tools in the COVID-19 pandemic: From Quantitative Easing to Quantitative Tightening — Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki speaks before the Canadian Association for Business Economics (CABE). (9:50 (ET) approx.).

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Webcasts
• June 13, 2024

  Reviewing our pandemic actions

  Speech summary Sharon Kozicki Canadian Association for Business Economics Ottawa, Ontario

  Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki talks about the importance of central bank transparency and accountability. She looks at the exceptional monetary policy measures the Bank of Canada used during the COVID-19 pandemic and analyzes their effectiveness.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Topic(s): Central bank research, Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Credibility, Economic models, Financial stability, Inflation and prices, Inflation targets, Interest rates, Monetary policy, Monetary policy and uncertainty, Monetary policy communications, Recent economic and financial developments