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• October 17, 2008

  Bank of Canada Initiative to Allow Substitution of Canadian-Dollar Non-Mortgage Loan Portfolio for Current LVTS Collateral

  This note briefly explains the Bank of Canada initiative to allow Large Value Transfer System (LVTS) participants to substitute their non-mortgage loan portfolio for current LVTS collateral, which is composed of marketable securities that have collateral value outside of the LVTS.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices

• Import Price Dynamics in Major Advanced Economies and Heterogeneity in Exchange Rate Pass-Through

  Staff Working Paper 2008-39 Stephane Dees, Matthias Burgert, Nicolas Parent

  This paper aims at showing heterogeneity in the degree of exchange rate pass-through to import prices in major advanced economies at three different levels: 1) across destination markets; 2) across types of exporters (distinguishing developed economy from emerging economy exporters); and 3) over time.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Exchange rates, Inflation and prices JEL Code(s): E, E3, E31, F, F3, F4, F41
• October 16, 2008

  Results of the 16 October 2008 Sale of Treasury Bills for Balance Sheet Management Purposes

  Results of the 16 October 2008 Sale of Treasury Bills.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• October 15, 2008

  Results of the 15 October 2008 Term PRA Transaction

  The results of today's term PRA operations are as follows:

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• October 15, 2008

  Bank of Canada to Sell Treasury Bills for Balance Sheet Management Purposes

  The Bank of Canada announced today it will sell $1.8 billion of its holdings of treasury bills. This transaction will partially offset the temporary increase in assets associated with the term purchase and resale transactions announced yesterday.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• October 14, 2008

  Appendix - 15 October Term PRA Auction
• October 14, 2008

  As Part of the G7 Action Plan, Bank of Canada Introduces New Measures to Provide Liquidity to the Canadian Financial System

  The Bank of Canada strongly welcomes the decisive actions announced today by the U.S. authorities. These significant and timely measures are part of the implementation of the G7 Action Plan agreed last Friday.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• October 10, 2008

  Business Outlook Survey - Autumn 2008

  Responses to the autumn survey indicate that the combination of weak U.S. demand, volatile financial markets, and slowing momentum in the West are weighing more heavily on business activity in Canada.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
• October 9, 2008

  Results of the 9 October 2008 Sale of Treasury Bills for Balance Sheet Management Purposes

  Results of the 9 October 2008 Sale of Treasury Bills.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• October 7, 2008

  Results of the 7 October 2008 Term PRA Transaction

  The results of today's term PRA operations are as follows

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices