August 12, 2009 Results for the 12 August 2009 Term Loan Facility The results of today's TLF operation. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
September 22, 2009 Reflecting the continued improvement in market conditions, the Bank of Canada announces changes to its Temporary Liquidity Facilities Reflecting the improved conditions in funding markets, as evidenced by lower market-based funding costs and the lack of coverage in recent auctions for temporary liquidity facilities, the Bank of Canada is announcing that the following facilities will expire at the end of October 2009. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
September 22, 2009 Results of the 22 September 2009 Term PRA Transaction for Private Sector Instruments The results of today's term PRA operations are as follows. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
October 9, 2009 Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term Loan Facility Operation In accordance with the schedule of Term Loan Facility (TLF) auctions announced on 21 July (see schedule), the Bank of Canada announced today that it will conduct a TLF operation as follows. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
September 18, 2009 Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term PRA for Private Sector Instruments Operation In accordance with the schedule of term purchase and resale agreement (PRA) auctions for private sector instruments announced on 21 July (see schedule), the Bank of Canada announced today that it will conduct a term PRA operation for private sector instruments as follows. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
December 2, 2002 Change to Bank of Canada Interest Rate Spread for Items Cleared through the Automated Clearing Settlement System (ACSS) The Canadian Payments Association introduced the Large Value Transfer System, an electronic system for the transfer of payments, on 4 February 1999. Virtually all of the value of public sector payment flows and most payments related to wholesale market transactions now move through the LVTS. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
April 22, 2009 Results for the 22 April 2009 Term Loan Facility Results of today's TLF operation. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
April 28, 2009 Results of the 28 April 2009 Term PRA Transaction for Private Sector Instruments Results of today's term PRA operations. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
August 15, 1999 Recent Developments: An Update to the Monetary Policy Report Bank of Canada Review - Summer 1999 Highlights * Despite some lingering uncertainties on the global scene, developments since the May 1999 Monetary Policy Report have resulted in a firmer tone in the outlook for the world economy and for Canada. * The Canadian economy now appears poised to attain growth in 1999 towards the upper end of the 2 3/4 to 3 3/4 per cent range set out in the May Report. * Trend inflation is still expected to edge up but to remain in the lower half of the Bank's inflation-control target range of 1 to 3 per cent. Information received since early July, when the update to the Monetary Policy Report was completed, continues to point to a generally firmer tone in the outlook for the world economy and for Canada. Nonetheless, lingering uncertainties on the global scene bear watching. In Japan, there are signs that the protracted economic recession may be coming to an end. In Europe, expectations of a pickup in the pace of expansion as the year progresses are becoming more widely held. Economic and financial conditions remain generally positive in those emerging-market economies in Southeast Asia and Latin America that are vigorously pursuing sound domestic policies. In the United States, real GDP rose by an estimated 2.3 per cent in the second quarter—below most expectations. A significant part of the slowdown, however, was attributable to a major inventory adjustment. Growth of real final domestic demand also decelerated, but remained strong at just under 4 per cent, following growth of over 6 per cent in the two previous quarters. Overall, the U.S. economy continues to operate at high levels, thereby heightening concerns about potential inflationary pressures. While inflation at both the retail and producer-price levels appears to be contained, with tight labour markets (employment was up strongly in July) signs of cost pressures have emerged recently, reflecting rising rates of labour compensation and slowing productivity growth. Here in Canada, indicators of domestic demand such as retail and wholesale trade, motor vehicle sales, housing activity, imports, and business investment plans all support a picture of solid expansion through the spring and summer months. Exports, after several quarters of very strong growth, remain at high levels, and economy-wide production data (e.g., monthly GDP at factor cost) through May also indicate a steady, solid pace of expansion. Moreover, world commodity prices have risen somewhat further recently, providing support to Canada’s resource sector. The prices of some key primary commodities produced in Canada (especially energy and base metals) have been among the fastest rising. And as anticipated, there was renewed employment growth in July, notably in full-time, paid jobs. On balance, recent data suggest that real GDP increased by about 3 1/2 per cent (annual rate) in the second quarter—broadly in line with expectations at the time of the July update. The 12-month rate of increase in the core CPI edged up to 1.7 per cent in June. As in the previous two months, the June increase was slightly higher than expected. This is partly because of the more rapid pass-through of the earlier exchange rate depreciation into retail prices. However, with slack still present in the economy, core inflation is expected to remain close to current levels, below the midpoint of the Bank’s 1 to 3 per cent target range, through the balance of 1999. Uncertainty about inflationary pressures in the United States and the possible implications for the stance of U.S. monetary policy, as well as shifts in international investment portfolios (encouraged by improving economic conditions overseas), have resulted in significant movements in financial markets in recent weeks. In July, the U.S. dollar weakened markedly against both the yen and the euro. While the Canadian dollar was softer against its U.S. counterpart for much of the last month, it has strengthened recently, supported by Canada’s low inflation and solid economic expansion and by firmer world commodity prices. Interest rates in Canada remain below those in the United States across all maturities, although the differentials have narrowed since early July. Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles Topic(s): Recent economic and financial developments
October 15, 2007 The Global Foreign Exchange Market: Growth and Transformation Bank of Canada Review - Autumn 2007 William Barker Barker examines changes in the foreign exchange market, which is in a period of transition. Since the mid-1990s, three closely inter-related and mutually reinforcing factors–electronic trading platforms, a changing mix of market participants, and computer-driven algorithmic trading strategies–have been accelerating market growth and are creating a profound structural transformation. As the balance of market participation shifts between bank and non-bank accounts, large and small participants, and domestic and global players, the market is adopting some of the characteristics of an "exchange" model and is arguably becoming more liquid and operationally efficient. Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles Topic(s): Exchange rates, Financial institutions, Financial markets