July 29, 2010 Bank of Canada Releases 2011 Schedule of Dates for Its Policy Interest Rate Announcements Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today released its 2011 schedule of eight dates for announcing decisions on its key policy interest rate and confirmed the announcement dates for the remainder of this year. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
July 22, 2010 Release of the Monetary Policy Report Opening statement Mark Carney Ottawa, Ontario The global economic recovery is proceeding but is not yet self-sustaining. A greater emphasis on balance sheet repair by households, banks, and governments in a number of advanced economies is expected to temper the pace of global growth relative to the Bank’s outlook in April. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
July 20, 2010 Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 3/4 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 3/4 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/2 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
July 16, 2010 Changes to Requirements for Assets Accepted as Collateral under the Bank of Canada's Standing Liquidity Facility As part of an ongoing review of collateral policy related to the Bank of Canada's Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF), the Bank is adjusting the credit-rating requirements for assets acceptable as collateral. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
June 30, 2010 Results of the 30 June 2010 Term Repo Operation for Balance Sheet Management Purposes The results of today's term repo for balance sheet management purposes operation. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
June 29, 2010 Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term Repo Operation for Balance Sheet Management Purposes The Bank of Canada announced today that it will conduct a Term Repo for Balance Sheet Management Purposes operation. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
June 29, 2010 Bank of Canada Announces Appointment of Special Adviser Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario Timothy Hodgson, Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs Canada, has been appointed Special Adviser to the Governor. During a period when financial regulation and market infrastructure are evolving rapidly, the Bank of Canada will benefit from Mr. Hodgson’s profound and extensive experience in investment banking and markets. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
June 29, 2010 Governor Carney appointed Chairman of the Committee on the Global Financial System Media Relations Basel, Switzerland Governor Mark Carney has been named Chairman of the Committee on the Global Financial System (CGFS), a forum for central banks to discuss policy issues related to financial markets and systems. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
June 22, 2010 Bank of Canada announces Deputy Governor Appointment Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada today announced the appointment of Agathe Côté as Deputy Governor of the Bank effective 30 July 2010. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
June 22, 2010 Risks to Canada's Financial Stability in an Uncertain World Remarks Timothy Lane Winnipeg CFA Society Winnipeg, Manitoba The recent past has underscored the fact that, in finance and the economy, most things are interconnected on a global scale. Throughout its history, Canada has been powerfully affected by events elsewhere. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks