Press

• July 29, 2010

  Bank of Canada Releases 2011 Schedule of Dates for Its Policy Interest Rate Announcements

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today released its 2011 schedule of eight dates for announcing decisions on its key policy interest rate and confirmed the announcement dates for the remainder of this year.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• July 22, 2010

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report

  Opening statement Mark Carney Ottawa, Ontario

  The global economic recovery is proceeding but is not yet self-sustaining. A greater emphasis on balance sheet repair by households, banks, and governments in a number of advanced economies is expected to temper the pace of global growth relative to the Bank’s outlook in April.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• July 20, 2010

  Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 3/4 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 3/4 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/2 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• July 16, 2010

  Changes to Requirements for Assets Accepted as Collateral under the Bank of Canada's Standing Liquidity Facility

  As part of an ongoing review of collateral policy related to the Bank of Canada's Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF), the Bank is adjusting the credit-rating requirements for assets acceptable as collateral.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices