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June 14, 2012
Strengthening Financial Infrastructure: The New Canadian Central Counterparty
Deputy Governor Agathe Côté discusses efforts to strengthen financial infrastructure, specifically the implementation of a central counterparty for repos -
June 14, 2012
Financial System Review - June 2012
In this issue of the Financial System Review, the Governing Council judges that the risks to the stability of Canada’s financial system remain high, as in December. The sources of the key risks are broadly the same as those highlighted at that time and emanate primarily from the external environment.
Errata: The colour labels for Chart 11 in the June 2012 issue and for Chart 12 in the December 2011 isssue were defined incorrectly. See revised charts.
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June 5, 2012
Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent. -
May 17, 2012
Bank of Canada Review - Spring 2012
This issue features a summary of the Bank’s annual conference, which took place in November 2011 and dealt with payments systems, and two articles that present research by Bank staff on global current account imbalances and macrofinancial risk assessment. The fourth article in this issue reviews the recent experience with inflation targeting. -
May 7, 2012
Monetary Policy Decision-Making at the Bank of Canada
Deputy Governor John Murray discusses monetary policy decision-making at the Bank of Canada. -
May 2, 2012
Bank of Canada Unveils New $20 Note Design
Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty and Governor Mark Carney today unveiled the new and more secure $20 polymer bank note at the Bank of Canada’s head office, on Wellington Street in Ottawa. -
April 30, 2012
Transport and Logistics - Connecting Canada to the Global Economy
Deputy Governor Tim Lane discusses the global economic outlook and the integral – and historic – role of transport and logistics in building Canada’s prosperity. -
April 27, 2012
Bank of Canada designates Canadian Derivatives Clearing Service under the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act
The Governor of the Bank of Canada today designated the Canadian Derivatives Clearing Service (CDCS) as subject to ongoing regulatory oversight by the Bank under the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act (PCSA), effective 30 April 2012. -