To address continued pressures in global U.S. dollar funding markets, the temporary reciprocal currency arrangements (swap lines) between the Federal Reserve and other central banks have been extended to 30 October 2009.
In accordance with the schedule of term purchase and resale agreement (PRA) auctions announced on 20 January, the Bank of Canada announced today that it will enter into a 35-day term PRA transaction.
In accordance with the schedule of Term Loan Facility (TLF) auctions announced on 20 January, the Bank of Canada announced today that it will enter into a 30-day TLF transaction.
In accordance with the schedule of term purchase and resale agreement (PRA) auctions for private sector money market instruments announced on 20 January, the Bank of Canada announced today that it will enter into a 15-day term PRA transaction for private sector money market instruments.
Today, a Summary of Comments on the Debt Strategy Consultations for 2009/10 is being published on the Bank of Canada's website in conjunction with the release of the government's Debt Management Strategy for 2009/10 on the Department of Finance's website.