March 23, 2020 Changes to the Frequency of Government of Canada Treasury Bills auctions In order to support the well-functioning of the Government of Canada securities markets, the Bank of Canada and the Department of Finance announced a change to the frequency for Treasury Bill auctions. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
March 23, 2020 Results of the 1-month Banker’s Acceptance Purchase Facility operation The results of today’s 1-month Banker’s Acceptance Purchase Facility (BAPF) operation. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Bankers’ Acceptance Purchase Facility
March 23, 2020 Bank of Canada announces the minimum yield for today’s Banker’s Acceptance Purchase Facility operation The minimum yield for today’s 1-month Banker’s Acceptance Purchase Facility (BAPF) operation is 0.63%. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Bankers’ Acceptance Purchase Facility
March 20, 2020 Bank of Canada Announces Additional Measures to Support Market Functioning The Bank is announcing four measures today designed to support market functioning given the rapidly evolving uncertainty around the impact of COVID-19. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Contingent Term Repo Facility, Term repo operations
March 19, 2020 Bank of Canada launches the Standing Term Liquidity Facility The Bank of Canada (the Bank) is announcing the launch of its new liquidity facility, the Standing Term Liquidity Facility (STLF), effective March 30, 2020. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Standing Term Liquidity Facility
March 19, 2020 Revised operational details for the first Banker’s Acceptance Purchase Facility operation As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (Bank) will conduct the first operation under the Banker’s Acceptance Purchase Facility (BAPF) on Monday, March 23, 2020. The operational details have been adjusted based on market conditions to the following Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Bankers’ Acceptance Purchase Facility
March 19, 2020 Results of today’s Canada Mortgage Bond purchase operation Today the Bank of Canada purchased $305,000,000 of Canada Mortgage Bonds in the secondary market. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canada Mortgage Bond Purchase Program
March 18, 2020 Bank of Canada Announces Temporary Expansion to the List of Eligible Securities for its Term Repo Operations and Changes to Upcoming Operations The Bank of Canada (Bank) is committed to supporting the efficient and continuous functioning of financial markets during the current period of uncertainty in which conditions are evolving rapidly. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Standing Liquidity Facility, Term repo operations
March 18, 2020 Additional Temporary Changes to the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility Collateral Policy Regarding the Non-Mortgage Loan Portfolio and Settlement Balances Under its Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF), the Bank of Canada is prepared to provide liquidity on a daily basis to financial institutions that participate directly in the payments systems operated by Payments Canada. Loans made by the Bank of Canada must be fully collateralized. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Standing Liquidity Facility
March 18, 2020 Operational details for the upcoming Expansion of the Bank of Canada’s Bond Buyback Program Consistent with the announcement that the Bank of Canada (the Bank), acting as fiscal agent, will extend its buybacks across all benchmark maturity sectors, The Bank is announcing today the following operations for this week and next week Content Type(s): Press, Market notices