Press
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29 January 2015 Planned Changes to Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF)
Following a regular review of the Bank’s policy in relation to Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF), the Bank is planning to add certain Canadian-dollar denominated term asset-backed securities (ABS), including those backed by residential mortgages, to the list of eligible collateral, effective 31 March 2015. -
21 January 2015 Monetary Policy Report - Press Conference (Video) - January 2015
Release of the Monetary Policy Report - (Videocast) Press conference by Governor Stephen S. Poloz and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins. (11:15 (ET) approx.).
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21 January 2015 Release of the Monetary Policy Report
Press conference following the release of the Monetary Policy Report. -
21 January 2015 Monetary Policy Report - Press Conference (Audio) - January 2015
Release of the Monetary Policy Report - (Audiocast) Press conference by Governor Stephen S. Poloz and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins. (11:15 (ET) approx.).
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21 January 2015 Bank of Canada lowers overnight rate target to 3/4 per cent
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering 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. -
21 January 2015 Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement and Release of Monetary Policy Report
On Wednesday, 21 January 2015, the Bank of Canada will announce its decision on the target for the overnight rate. A press release will provide a brief explanation of the decision.The Bank will also publish its quarterly Monetary Policy Report (MPR) at the same time as the rate decision. -
13 January 2015 Drilling Down - Understanding Oil Prices and Their Economic Impact
Deputy Governor Timothy Lane discusses the causes of the recent drop in oil prices and its effects on the global and Canadian economies. -
13 January 2015 Speech by Timothy Lane, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada
On Tuesday, 13 January 2015, Deputy Governor Timothy Lane of the Bank of Canada will speak before the Madison International Trade Association.
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12 January 2015 The Bank of Canada Releases the Winter Issues of the Business Outlook Survey and the Senior Loan Officer Survey
The Winter issues of the Business Outlook Survey and the Senior Loan Officer Survey will be released on Monday, 12 January 2015. -
9 January 2015 Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF) - Exceptional Temporary Access to Non-Mortgage Loan Portfolio
The Bank of Canada will continue, in exceptional circumstances, to allow participants in the Large Value Transfer System (LVTS) to submit, on a same-day basis, requests to lift the 20 per cent limit of total collateral value pledged that can be the non-mortgage loan portfolio (NMLP).