July 20, 2010
Press, Market notices, Press releases
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July 16, 2010
Changes to Requirements for Assets Accepted as Collateral under the Bank of Canada's Standing Liquidity Facility
As part of an ongoing review of collateral policy related to the Bank of Canada's Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF), the Bank is adjusting the credit-rating requirements for assets acceptable as collateral. -
June 30, 2010
Results of the 30 June 2010 Term Repo Operation for Balance Sheet Management Purposes
The results of today's term repo for balance sheet management purposes operation. -
June 29, 2010
Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term Repo Operation for Balance Sheet Management Purposes
The Bank of Canada announced today that it will conduct a Term Repo for Balance Sheet Management Purposes operation. -
June 29, 2010
Bank of Canada Announces Appointment of Special Adviser
Timothy Hodgson, Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs Canada, has been appointed Special Adviser to the Governor. During a period when financial regulation and market infrastructure are evolving rapidly, the Bank of Canada will benefit from Mr. Hodgson’s profound and extensive experience in investment banking and markets. -
June 29, 2010
Governor Carney appointed Chairman of the Committee on the Global Financial System
Governor Mark Carney has been named Chairman of the Committee on the Global Financial System (CGFS), a forum for central banks to discuss policy issues related to financial markets and systems. -
June 22, 2010
Bank of Canada announces Deputy Governor Appointment
The Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada today announced the appointment of Agathe Côté as Deputy Governor of the Bank effective 30 July 2010. -
June 22, 2010
Risks to Canada's Financial Stability in an Uncertain World
The recent past has underscored the fact that, in finance and the economy, most things are interconnected on a global scale. Throughout its history, Canada has been powerfully affected by events elsewhere. -
June 18, 2010
Fortune Favours the Bold
From the end of 2008 to the middle of last year, Canada experienced a short, sharp recession. With the exception of government spending, all major components of aggregate demand declined, and industrial production dropped 15 per cent. -
June 17, 2010
Operational Changes to the Bond Buyback Program
In April 2010, officials from the Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada sought the views of institutional investors, government securities distributors, and other interested parties on issues relating to the management of the cash flow profile of Government of Canada securities over the medium term and on the demand for long-term bonds (nominal and Real Return).