September 18, 2008 Bank of Canada Announces Swap Facility with U.S. Federal Reserve as part of Coordinated Central Bank Actions Today, the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank (ECB), the Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan and the Swiss National Bank are announcing coordinated measures designed to address the continued elevated pressures in U.S. dollar short-term funding markets. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
September 23, 2009 Promoting Canada's economic and financial well-being Remarks David Longworth Greater Summerside Chamber of Commerce Summerside, Prince Edward Island The Bank's mandate is to promote Canada's economic and financial well-being. Clearly, this is an important mandate, and we are determined to demonstrate excellence as we work to fulfill it. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
May 27, 2008 Bank of Canada Announces Term PRA Transaction As part of its provision of liquidity in support of the efficient functioning of financial markets, the Bank of Canada announced today that it will enter into a 28-day term purchase and resale agreement (PRA) as follows: Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
May 27, 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. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
April 17, 2008 Results of the 17 April 2008 Term PRA Transaction The results of today's term PRA operations are as follows: Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
April 3, 2008 Results of the 3 April 2008 Term PRA Transaction The results of today's term PRA operations are as follows: Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
January 20, 2009 Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Future Term Loan Facility Transactions The Bank of Canada is publishing today the schedule of its Term Loan Facility (TLF) transactions to the end of March. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
Markups in Canada: Have They Changed and Why? Staff Working Paper 2008-7 Danny Leung Many empirical studies have examined the cyclical nature of the markup ratio. Until recently, few have attempted to ascertain the changes in the markup over a longer time horizon. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods JEL Code(s): E, E3, E31, F, F4, F41, L, L1, L11
July 10, 2009 Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term Loan Facility Operation In accordance with the schedule of Term Loan Facility (TLF) auctions. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
January 26, 2009 Bank of Canada Announces Details of its 28 Day Term PRA Transaction In accordance with the schedule of term purchase and resale agreement (PRA) auctions announced on 20 January, the Bank of Canada announced today that it will enter into a 28-day term PRA transaction. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices