Bank of canada

Bank of Canada Publishes 2013 Schedule for Policy Interest Rate Announcements and Monetary Policy Report Releases

Press Release

The Bank of Canada released its 2013 schedule of key policy interest rate announcements and quarterly Monetary Policy Reports (MPR), and announced that in 2013, it will begin concurrent publication of the MPR with its January, April, July, and October rate announcements.

18 July 2012

Release of the Monetary Policy Report

Opening Statement - Mark Carney  -  Ottawa, Ontario

18 July 2012

Monetary Policy Report - July 2012

Publication

The Bank projects that the economy will grow by 2.1 per cent in 2012, 2.3 per cent in 2013 and 2.5 per cent in 2014. The economy is expected to reach full capacity in the second half of 2013.

17 July 2012

Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent

Press Release

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.

9 July 2012

Senior Loan Officer Survey - Second-Quarter 2012

Publication

The survey results point to an overall easing in busi­ness-lending conditions during the second quarter of 2012, although the degree of consensus on easing has moderated since the previous survey.

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