January 20, 2009 Bank of Canada lowers overnight rate target by 1/2 percentage point to 1 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-half of a percentage point to 1 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
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
January 20, 2009 Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Future Term PRA Facilities for Private Sector Money Market Instruments The Bank of Canada is publishing today the schedule of its term Purchase and Resale Agreements (PRA) for private sector money market instruments to the end of March. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
January 20, 2009 Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Future Term PRA Transactions Since 19 September 2008, the Bank of Canada has conducted eighteen Purchase and Resale Agreement (PRA) operations to provide liquidity to Canadian term lending markets and as at 22 January, there will be $33 billion in term PRA outstanding. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
January 20, 2009 Results of the 20 January 2009 Term PRA Transaction Results of today's term PRA operations. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
January 19, 2009 Bank of Canada to Sell Treasury Bills for Balance Sheet Management Purposes The Bank of Canada announced today it will sell $1.80 billion of its holdings of treasury bills. This transaction will partially offset the temporary increase in assets associated with the outstanding term liquidity facilities. Details of the transaction. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
January 19, 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 1 December, the Bank of Canada announced today that it will enter into a 28-day term PRA transaction. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
January 19, 2009 Results of the 19 January 2009 Term PRA Transaction for Private Sector Money Market Instruments Results of today's term PRA operations. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
January 19, 2009 Bank of Canada Announces the Minimum Bid Rate for Today's Term PRA Facility for Private Sector Money Market Instruments The minimum bid rate for today's 14-day Term PRA Facility for Private Sector Money Market Instruments is 1.920%. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
January 16, 2009 Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term PRA Facility for Private Sector Money Market Instruments In accordance with the schedule of term purchase and resale agreement (PRA) auctions for private sector money market instruments announced on 28 November, the Bank of Canada announced today that it will enter into a 14-day term PRA transaction for private sector money market instruments. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices