January 28, 2002
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January 23, 2002
Bank of Canada releases Monetary Policy Report Update
The Bank of Canada today released its Update to the November Monetary Policy Report, in which it discusses economic and financial trends in the context of Canada's inflation-control strategy.
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January 15, 2002
Bank of Canada lowers key policy interest rate by 1/4 percentage point to 2 per cent
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 2 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is correspondingly lowered, and the Bank Rate is now 2 1/4 per cent.
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November 27, 2001
Bank of Canada lowers key policy interest rate by 1/2 percentage point to 2 1/4 per cent
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate* by one-half of one percentage point to 2 1/4 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is correspondingly lowered, and the Bank Rate is now 2 1/2 per cent.
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November 7, 2001
Bank of Canada releases semi-annual Monetary Policy Report
The Bank of Canada today released its semi-annual Monetary Policy Report in which it discusses economic and financial trends in the context of Canada's inflation-control strategy.
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October 24, 2001
Bank of Canada Governor focuses on current and future economic challenges for Canada
As we all strive to come to terms with this tragedy and its implications, it is understandable that our immediate preoccupation is with near-term issues, he said. Nonetheless, it is "critically important that we maintain a sense of perspective - that we step back and look past current developments, focusing also on the longer-term trends in our economy and its potential."
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October 23, 2001
Bank of Canada lowers key policy interest rate by 3/4 percentage point to 2 3/4 per cent
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate* by three-quarters of one percentage point to 2 3/4 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is correspondingly lowered, and the Bank Rate is now 3 per cent.
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October 9, 2001
Survey of foreign exchange and derivatives market activity in Canada
Summary results of a survey of activity in Canadian foreign exchange and derivatives markets conducted by the Bank of Canada in April 2001 are now available. Similar surveys were undertaken in over 45 other countries during the same month, and the central banks of many of those countries are also releasing their results today.
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October 1, 2001
Bank of Canada releases 2002 schedule of dates for policy interest rate announcements
The Bank of Canada today released its schedule of eight dates for announcing decisions on its key policy interest rate for 2002.
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September 17, 2001
Change announced for scheduled Board meeting and speech
This week's meeting of the Bank of Canada Board of Directors scheduled for Moncton will now take place in Ottawa. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board in late October will be held in Moncton.
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