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• December 19, 2012

  Results of the 19 December 2012 Term Repo Operation for Balance Sheet Management Purposes

  Results of today's term repo for balance sheet management purposes operation.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• December 18, 2012

  Bank of Canada Margin Call Practice for Domestic Market Operations

  For transactions outstanding against securities purchased or sold under a term purchase and resale agreement, the Bank values the securities daily, and compares that value to the contract valuation to ensure the Bank is adequately protected.
• December 18, 2012

  Bank of Canada Announces Details of a Term Repo for Balance Sheet Management Purposes Operation

  The Bank of Canada announced today that it will conduct a Term Repo for Balance Sheet Management Purposes operation.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• December 18, 2012

  Changes to Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF)

  Effective 19 December 2012, the Bank of Canada is adding certain covered bonds as assets eligible to be pledged as collateral under its Standing Liquidity Facility.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• December 13, 2012

  Bank of Canada Announces Extension of Swap Facilities in coordination with other central banks

  The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, and the Swiss National Bank are today announcing an extension of the existing temporary U.S. dollar liquidity swap arrangements to 1 February 2014. Previously, these swap arrangements had been authorized to 1 February 2013.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• December 11, 2012

  Guidance

  Remarks Mark Carney CFA Society Toronto Toronto, Ontario

  Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney speaks about central bank policy guidance.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• December 4, 2012

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• November 29, 2012

  Quarterly Financial Report - Third Quarter 2012

  Quarterly Financial Report - Third Quarter 2012 - For the period ended 30 September 2012

  Content Type(s): Publications, Quarterly Financial Report
• November 27, 2012

  The Great Frustration: Hesitant Steps Toward Global Growth and Rebalancing

  Remarks John Murray New York Association for Business Economics New York, New York

  Deputy Governor John Murray discusses global growth and rebalancing.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• November 23, 2012

  Summary of the 2012 Survey on Canadian Foreign Exchange Hedging

  Since 2004, the Bank of Canada has carried out an annual qualitative survey to assess client activity in Canadian foreign exchange (FX) hedging as reported by banks.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee