April 29, 2008
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April 28, 2008
Counterfeit $100 notes discovered: Bank of Canada and the Toronto Police Service remind the public and retailers to be vigilant
The Bank of Canada and the Toronto Police Service are reminding the public and retailers to pay close attention to the bank notes they receive. A number of counterfeit $100 notes have been passed mainly in the Greater Toronto Area in the last few weeks.
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April 24, 2008
Bank of Canada releases Monetary Policy Report
Bank of Canada today released its April Monetary Policy Report, which discusses current economic and financial trends in the context of Canada's inflation-control strategy.
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April 24, 2008
Release of the Monetary Policy Report
Opening statement
Mark Carney
Growth in the global economy has weakened since the January Monetary Policy Report Update, reflecting the effects of a sharp slowdown in the U.S. economy and ongoing dislocations in global financial markets. Growth in the Canadian economy has also moderated.
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April 22, 2008
Bank of Canada lowers overnight rate target by 1/2 percentage point to 3 per cent
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-half of a percentage point to 3 per cent.
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April 17, 2008
The results of today's term PRA operations are as follows:
Results of the 17 April 2008 Term PRA Transaction
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April 16, 2008
Results of the 16 April 2008 Sale of Treasury Bills.
Results of the 16 April 2008 Sale of Treasury Bills for Balance Sheet Management Purposes
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April 15, 2008
The Bank of Canada announced today it will sell $2 billion of its holdings of treasury bills. This transaction will offset the temporary increase in assets associated with the term purchase and resale transactions announced today.
Bank of Canada to Sell Treasury Bills for Balance Sheet Management Purposes
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April 15, 2008
As part of its continuing provision of liquidity in support of the efficient functioning of financial markets, the Bank of Canada announced today that it will enter into a 28-day term purchase and resale agreement (PRA) as follows:
Bank of Canada Announces Term PRA Transaction
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April 10, 2008
Credit Markets, Financial Stability, and Monetary Policy
Today, I'd like to discuss some of the crucial issues that we have been dealing with during this period. I'll begin with a brief overview of some key events that have led to the turbulence that continues to upset financial markets and that greatly contributed to the remarkably wide credit spreads that we now witness.
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