June 17, 2010 Operational Changes to the Bond Buyback Program In April 2010, officials from the Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada sought the views of institutional investors, government securities distributors, and other interested parties on issues relating to the management of the cash flow profile of Government of Canada securities over the medium term and on the demand for long-term bonds (nominal and Real Return). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
June 17, 2010 Changes to Eligible Securities and Margin Requirements for the Bank of Canada's Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF) As part of an ongoing review of collateral policy related to the Bank of Canada's Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF), the Bank is broadening the list of assets acceptable as collateral and revising its margin requirements. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
June 16, 2010 A Bold Response Is Required to Secure the Economic Recovery, Says Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney Media Relations Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island The recent recession was not an ordinary downturn, and a bold response from the public and private sectors in Canada and globally is required to secure the economic recovery, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said today. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
June 16, 2010 Historical Canadian-Dollar Effective Exchange Rate index Download our historical CERI data. These rates were last updated in January 2018, and will not be updated in future. The Canadian-Dollar Effective Exchange Rate index (CERI) was replaced by the Canadian Effective Exchange Rate index (CEER) as of January 2018.
June 16, 2010 Fortune Favours the Bold Remarks Mark Carney Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island From the end of 2008 to the middle of last year, Canada experienced a short, sharp recession. With the exception of government spending, all major components of aggregate demand declined, and industrial production dropped 15 per cent. Canadian exporters suffered particularly, owing to the sharp fall in the components of U.S. economic activity that matter most for Canada. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
June 15, 2010 Interest rates Find interest rates, along with supporting data and background information.
June 15, 2010 Indicators Find indicators of capacity and inflation pressures for Canada, financial vulnerabilities and market operations—along with monetary policy variables.
June 15, 2010 Bank of Canada Announces Appointment of Special Adviser Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced the appointment of Professor Prasanna Gai as Special Adviser for 2010–11. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
International Capital Flows and Bond Risk Premia Staff Working Paper 2010-14 Jesus Sierra This paper studies the impact of international capital flows on asset prices through risk premia. We investigate whether foreign purchases of U.S. Treasury securities significantly contributed to the decline in excess returns on long-term bonds between 1995 and 2008. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial markets JEL Code(s): C, C2, C22, F, F3, F31, F32, F34, G, G1, G11, G12, G15