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July 29, 2014

Bank of Canada Publishes 2015 Schedule for Policy Interest Rate Announcements and Release of the Monetary Policy Report

Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

The Bank of Canada today published its 2015 schedule of the key dates for policy interest rate announcements and release of the quarterly Monetary Policy Report, and reconfirmed the scheduled announcement dates for the remainder of this year.

Content Type(s): Press, Press releases

July 16, 2014

Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent

Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.

Content Type(s): Press, Press releases

June 12, 2014

Bank of Canada’s enhanced financial stability framework shows system is robust, housing vulnerabilities remain

Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

The Bank of Canada today unveiled an enhanced framework to gauge the evolving risks to financial stability in its semi-annual Financial System Review (FSR), finding that the Canadian financial system is robust but still faces significant vulnerabilities. “After weighing the risks to financial stability through our improved framework, our level of comfort as policy makers […]

Content Type(s): Press, Press releases

June 4, 2014

Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent

Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.

Content Type(s): Press, Press releases

April 30, 2014

Bank of Canada announces appointment of Lynn Patterson as Deputy Governor

Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

The Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada today announced the appointment of Lynn K. Patterson as Deputy Governor effective 5 May 2014.

Content Type(s): Press, Press releases