July 9, 2009 Changes in Minimum Bank of Canada Nominal Bond Purchases at Auctions The Bank of Canada is reducing its purchases of nominal bonds at auctions to 5 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
July 8, 2009 Results for the 8 July 2009 Term Loan Facility Results of today's TLF operation. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
July 7, 2009 Results of the 7 July 2009 Term PRA Transaction for Private Sector Instruments Results of today's term PRA operations. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
July 6, 2009 Results of the 6 July 2009 Term PRA Transaction Results of today's term PRA operations. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
July 3, 2009 Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term PRA Operation In accordance with the schedule of term purchase and resale agreement (PRA) auctions announced on 21 April (see schedule), the Bank of Canada announced today that it will conduct a term PRA operation. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
July 3, 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 24 April (see schedule), the Bank of Canada announced today that it will conduct a TLF operation. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
July 3, 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 24 April (see schedule), the Bank of Canada announced today that it will conduct a term PRA operation for private sector instruments. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
July 2, 2009 Results for the 2 July 2009 Term Loan Facility Results of today's TLF operation. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
Strengthening IMF Surveillance: An Assessment of Recent Reforms Staff Discussion Paper 2009-10 Robert Lavigne, Lawrence L. Schembri The authors assess the potential impact of recently approved reforms to International Monetary Fund (IMF) surveillance; namely, the "2007 Decision on Bilateral Surveillance Over Members' Policies" and the "Statement of Surveillance Priorities" (SSP). They conclude that these complementary reforms have the potential to create a comprehensive and coherent framework for IMF surveillance. If implemented properly, […] Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Topic(s): International topics JEL Code(s): F, F3, F33
The Outlook for the Global Supply of Oil: Running on Faith? Staff Discussion Paper 2009-9 Olivier Gervais, Ilan Kolet The dramatic reduction in global demand, and the decline in the spot price of crude oil in the second half of last year, may have significant implications for the future supply of oil. Investments in conventional methods of extraction have been constrained, since easily accessible oil reserves are typically concentrated in countries with geopolitical uncertainty and/or state-run oil companies. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Inflation and prices, International topics JEL Code(s): Q, Q4, Q41, Q43