May 26, 2016
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May 25, 2016
Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1/2 per cent
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/4 per cent.
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May 2, 2016
Bank of Canada designates Automated Clearing Settlement System under the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act
The Governor of the Bank of Canada has designated, effective 2 May 2016, the Automated Clearing Settlement System (ACSS) for oversight under the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act (PCSA) as a clearing and settlement system that has the potential to pose payments system risk.
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April 29, 2016
Independent Advisory Council announces candidates for the 2018 bank note featuring an iconic Canadian woman
The Bank of Canada today announced that the 2018 bank note independent Advisory Council has narrowed to 12 names the list of iconic Canadian women who could be featured on the first bank note of the next series.
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April 26, 2016
Slowing global trade growth signals new balance point, Governor Poloz says
The slowdown in international trade growth seen over the past few years suggests that global exports have reached a new balance point and this weakness is not a sign of impending trouble, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz said today. In a speech to a meeting of Canadian and US securities industry associations in […]
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