March 22, 2000 Bank Rate Raised by ¼ Percentage Point to 5½ Per Cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada raised its Bank Rate today by ¼ of one percentage point to 5½ per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate was correspondingly increased, and the Bank’s target for the overnight rate is now 5¼ per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
February 3, 2000 Bank Rate Raised by 1/4 Percentage Point to 5 1/4 Per Cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada raised its Bank Rate today by ¼ of one percentage point to 5¼ per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate was correspondingly increased, and the Bank’s target for the overnight rate is now 5 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
November 17, 1999 Bank Rate Raised by ¼ Percentage Point to 5 Per Cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today raised its Bank Rate by ¼ of one percentage point to 5 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
May 4, 1999 Bank Rate Lowered by ¼ Percentage Point to 4¾ Per Cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today lowered its Bank Rate by ¼ of one per cent to 4¾ per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
March 31, 1999 Bank Rate Lowered by ¼ Percentage Point to 5 Per Cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today lowered its Bank Rate by ¼ of one per cent to 5 per cent. The associated operating band for overnight interest rates was similarly reduced. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
January 28, 1999 Bank of Canada Welcomes Canada's New Funds Transfer System Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today welcomed the announcement by the Canadian Payments Association that full operation of the Large Value Transfer System (LVTS) will begin on 4 February 1999. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
January 20, 1999 The euro: Its economic implications and its lessons for Canada Remarks Gordon Thiessen Canadian Club of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario We have just witnessed the dawn of a new era in Europe. Beginning this month, 11 of the 15 member countries of the European Union have joined in a currency union. And they are using the euro as their common currency. The currency union is yet another step on the road to greater economic, social, and political integration in Europe - a vision some 50 years in the making. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
January 20, 1999 Bank of Canada Governor Addresses Canadian Club of Ottawa Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario Bank of Canada Governor Gordon Thiessen today reviewed the economic implications of the European currency union and its lessons for Canada. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
November 18, 1998 Bank Rate Lowered by ¼ Percentage Point to 5¼ Per Cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today lowered its Bank Rate by ¼ of one percentage point to 5¼ per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
November 5, 1998 Government of Canada Pilot Bond Buyback Program Launch: Operational Framework Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario On behalf of the Minister of Finance, the Bank of Canada announced today the operational framework for the previously announced pilot bond buyback program. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases