April 6, 2020 Results of today’s Provincial Money Market Purchase program As part of the Bank of Canada’s Provincial Money Market Purchase (PMMP) program, the Bank was allocated $188.8 million of provincial treasury bills and/or promissory notes. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Provincial Money Market Purchase Program
April 6, 2020 Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (April 13- 24) As announced on March 27, 2020, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program
April 6, 2020 Results of today’s Canada Mortgage Bond purchase operation Today the Bank of Canada purchased $ 265,000,000 of Canada Mortgage Bonds in the secondary market. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canada Mortgage Bond Purchase Program
April 6, 2020 Business Outlook Survey—Spring 2020 Results from the spring Business Outlook Survey suggest that business sentiment had softened in most regions even before concerns around COVID‑19 intensified in Canada. Confidence deteriorated the most among firms in energy-producing regions. Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
April 6, 2020 Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations—First Quarter of 2020 The Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations (CSCE) focuses on respondents’ views on inflation, the labour market and household finances. The survey for the first quarter of 2020 was conducted between January 29 and February 19, 2020. Results were therefore obtained before COVID‑19 became a major concern for Canadians and affected their outlook. This is the second quarterly publication of the results of the CSCE. Data collection began in the fourth quarter of 2014. Content Type(s): Publications, Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations
Optimal Taxation in Asset Markets with Adverse Selection Staff Working Paper 2020-11 Mohammad Davoodalhosseini What is the optimal tax schedule in over-the-counter markets, e.g., those for corporate bonds? I find that an optimal tax schedule is often non-monotonic. For example, trading of some high-price assets should be subsidized, and trading of some low-price assets should be taxed. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Economic models, Financial markets, Financial system regulation and policies, Market structure and pricing JEL Code(s): D, D8, D82, D83, E, E2, E24, G, G1, G10, J, J3, J31, J6, J64
April 6, 2020 Results of the Bankers’ Acceptance Purchase Facility operation The results of today’s Bankers’ Acceptance Purchase Facility (BAPF) operation. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Bankers’ Acceptance Purchase Facility
April 6, 2020 Bank of Canada announces the minimum yield for today’s Banker’s Acceptance Purchase Facility operation The minimum yield for today's BA Purchase Facility is 0.40%. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Bankers’ Acceptance Purchase Facility
April 6, 2020 Commercial Paper Purchase Program (CPPP) – Term Sheet Read the terms and conditions of the Commercial Paper Purchase Program.
April 3, 2020 COVID-19: Key announcements Access news on the Bank’s actions to support the economy and financial system during the COVID-19 pandemic.