News

• 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.

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• March 22, 1999

  Financial sector reform, the economy, and monetary policy

  Remarks Gordon Thiessen the Mennonite Savings and Credit Union Kitchener, Ontario

  I am delighted to be with you this evening to celebrate the 35th annual meeting of the Mennonite Savings and Credit Union. On this occasion, I propose to speak about the Canadian economy and monetary policy. But given this audience, I thought I might start with some remarks on the future of the Canadian financial sector - a subject that has certainly grabbed its share of headlines over the past year!

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• March 22, 1999

  Bank of Canada Governor speaks to the Mennonite Savings and Credit Union

  Media Relations Kitchener, Ontario

  In a speech delivered today to the 35th annual meeting of the Mennonite Savings and Credit Union, Bank of Canada Governor Gordon Thiessen talked about financial sector reform, the economy, and monetary policy.

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• March 11, 1999

  Then and now: the change in views on the role of monetary policy since the Porter Commission

  Lecture Gordon Thiessen C.D. Howe Institute Toronto, Ontario

  Tony Hampson made a number of outstanding contributions to Canadian public life as well as having a successful business career. Many in this audience will be familiar with the fact that for a number of years he was Chairman of the C.D. Howe Institute's Policy Analysis Committee.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Lectures
• 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.

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• 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.

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• December 7, 1998

  The Canadian economy and monetary policy in unsettled times

  Remarks Gordon Thiessen Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce Victoria, British Columbia

  When the Asian crisis erupted in the summer of 1997, few observers anticipated that international financial markets would still be under its influence more than a year later.

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• December 7, 1998

  Bank of Canada Governor Addresses Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce

  Media Relations Victoria, British Columbia

  Bank of Canada Governor Gordon Thiessen today reviewed the impact of turmoil in the global economy and international financial markets on Canada's economy and monetary policy.

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• November 19, 1998

  Pilot Repurchase Operation Call for Tenders

  Ron Morrow

  The following pilot repurchase operation will be conducted by the Bank of Canada on behalf of the Government of Canada, subject to the "Standard Terms for Repurchase Operations of Government of Canada Marketable Bonds."

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