April 9, 2020 Temporary changes to the Government of Canada securities auction The Bank of Canada today announced temporary changes to standard terms for auctions of Government of Canada securities to support the liquidity and well-functioning of financial markets. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
April 8, 2020 Provincial Money Market Purchase Program The Provincial Money Market Purchase (PMMP) program is an asset purchase facility that acquires provincially-issued money market securities through the primary issuance market.
April 8, 2020 Results of today’s Provincial Money Market Purchase program As part of the Bank of Canada’s Provincial Money Market Purchase (PMMP) program, the Bank was allocated $480 million of provincial treasury bills and/or promissory notes. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Provincial Money Market Purchase Program
April 8, 2020 Results of today’s Canada Mortgage Bond purchase operation Today the Bank of Canada purchased $ 250,000,000 of Canada Mortgage Bonds in the secondary market. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canada Mortgage Bond Purchase Program
April 6, 2020 Bank of Canada announces details of its Bankers’ Acceptance Purchase Program operations Bank of Canada announces details of its Bankers’ Acceptance Purchase Program operations. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Bankers’ Acceptance Purchase Facility
April 6, 2020 Results of today’s Provincial Money Market Purchase program As part of the Bank of Canada’s Provincial Money Market Purchase (PMMP) program, the Bank was allocated $188.8 million of provincial treasury bills and/or promissory notes. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Provincial Money Market Purchase Program
April 6, 2020 Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (April 13- 24) As announced on March 27, 2020, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program
April 6, 2020 Results of today’s Canada Mortgage Bond purchase operation Today the Bank of Canada purchased $ 265,000,000 of Canada Mortgage Bonds in the secondary market. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canada Mortgage Bond Purchase Program
April 6, 2020 Business Outlook Survey—Spring 2020 Results from the spring Business Outlook Survey suggest that business sentiment had softened in most regions even before concerns around COVID‑19 intensified in Canada. Confidence deteriorated the most among firms in energy-producing regions. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
April 6, 2020 Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations—First Quarter of 2020 The Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations (CSCE) focuses on respondents’ views on inflation, the labour market and household finances. The survey for the first quarter of 2020 was conducted between January 29 and February 19, 2020. Results were therefore obtained before COVID‑19 became a major concern for Canadians and affected their outlook. This is the second quarterly publication of the results of the CSCE. Data collection began in the fourth quarter of 2014. Content Type(s): Publications, Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations