July 20, 2021
Press, Market notices, Press releases
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July 14, 2021
Press Conference: Monetary Policy Report – July 2021
Release of the Monetary Policy Report — Press conference by Governor Tiff Macklem (11:00 (ET) approx.).
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July 14, 2021
Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement
Governor Tiff Macklem discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision and the MPR. -
July 14, 2021
Bank of Canada maintains policy rate and forward guidance, adjusts quantitative easing program
The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of ¼ percent, with the Bank Rate at ½ percent and the deposit rate at ¼ percent. -
July 12, 2021
Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (July 19-30)
As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market – the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP). -
July 12, 2021
Carolyn Rogers appointed as Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada
The Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada today announced that Carolyn Rogers has been appointed Senior Deputy Governor for a term of seven years beginning December 15, 2021. -
July 6, 2021
CARR publishes results of consultation, recommended CDOR FRN fallback language
The Canadian Alternative Reference Rate working group (CARR) today published the results of its consultation on its proposed methodology for calculating CORRA-in-arrears as well as draft fallback language for floating rate notes (FRNs) that reference CDOR. -
June 29, 2021
Bank of Canada publishes transaction-level data for its discontinued asset purchase programs
As previously announced on March 23, the Bank is publishing transaction-level data for its discontinued asset purchase programs that were introduced to support key financial markets during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
June 28, 2021
Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (July 5-16)
As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market – the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP). -
June 25, 2021
CFEC recommendations on dating conventions for foreign exchange contracts in light of new national holiday
In light of the newly-introduced National Day for Truth and Reconciliation holiday, and the closure of payment clearing and settlement systems, the Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee (CFEC) recommends that any existing forward foreign exchange contracts scheduled to settle on September 30, 2021 should be renegotiated to settle on September 29, 2021 instead.