October 17, 2008 New measures to provide liquidity to the Canadian financial system Further to its 14 October announcement of new measures to provide liquidity to the Canadian financial system, the Bank of Canada releases further details on a term Purchase and Resale Agreement facility for private-sector money market instruments, and temporary acceptance of non-mortgage loan portfolios as eligible collateral for Large Value Transfer System and standing liquidity facility purposes. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
Import Price Dynamics in Major Advanced Economies and Heterogeneity in Exchange Rate Pass-Through Staff Working Paper 2008-39 Stephane Dees, Matthias Burgert, Nicolas Parent This paper aims at showing heterogeneity in the degree of exchange rate pass-through to import prices in major advanced economies at three different levels: 1) across destination markets; 2) across types of exporters (distinguishing developed economy from emerging economy exporters); and 3) over time. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Exchange rates, Inflation and prices JEL Code(s): E, E3, E31, F, F3, F4, F41
October 16, 2008 Results of the 16 October 2008 Sale of Treasury Bills for Balance Sheet Management Purposes Results of the 16 October 2008 Sale of Treasury Bills. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
October 15, 2008 Results of the 15 October 2008 Term PRA Transaction The results of today's term PRA operations are as follows: Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
October 15, 2008 Bank of Canada to Sell Treasury Bills for Balance Sheet Management Purposes The Bank of Canada announced today it will sell $1.8 billion of its holdings of treasury bills. This transaction will partially offset the temporary increase in assets associated with the term purchase and resale transactions announced yesterday. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
October 14, 2008 As Part of the G7 Action Plan, Bank of Canada Introduces New Measures to Provide Liquidity to the Canadian Financial System The Bank of Canada strongly welcomes the decisive actions announced today by the U.S. authorities. These significant and timely measures are part of the implementation of the G7 Action Plan agreed last Friday. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
October 10, 2008 Business Outlook Survey - Autumn 2008 Responses to the autumn survey indicate that the combination of weak U.S. demand, volatile financial markets, and slowing momentum in the West are weighing more heavily on business activity in Canada. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
October 9, 2008 Results of the 9 October 2008 Sale of Treasury Bills for Balance Sheet Management Purposes Results of the 9 October 2008 Sale of Treasury Bills. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
October 8, 2008 Central Banks Announce Coordinated Interest Rate Reductions Media Relations Throughout the current financial crisis, central banks have engaged in continuous close consultation and have cooperated in unprecedented joint actions such as the provision of liquidity to reduce strains in financial markets. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases