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• Information, Amplification and Financial Crisis

  Staff Working Paper 2014-30 Ali Kakhbod, Toni Ahnert

  We propose a parsimonious model of information choice in a global coordination game of regime change that is used to analyze debt crises, bank runs or currency attacks. A change in the publicly available information alters the uncertainty about the behavior of other investors.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial institutions, Financial stability JEL Code(s): D, D8, D83, G, G0, G01
• July 16, 2014

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report

  Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Ottawa, Ontario

  Press conference following the release of the Monetary Policy Report.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• July 16, 2014

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  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.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• July 16, 2014

  Monetary Policy Report – July 2014

  

  Canadian real GDP growth is projected to average around 2 ¼ per cent during 2014-2016.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
• July 11, 2014

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 11 July 2014

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
• July 10, 2014

  Government of Canada reopens its ultra-long bond

  Today, the Government of Canada announced that it successfully issued $1 billion in 50-year bonds through the syndication process.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• July 9, 2014

  Government of Canada considering issuing more ultra-long bonds

  The Government of Canada announced today that it is considering issuing more ultra-long bonds, subject to favourable market conditions.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
• July 7, 2014

  Senior Loan Officer Survey - Second-Quarter 2014

  The survey results point to a further easing in overall business-lending conditions during the second quarter of 2014.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Senior Loan Officer Survey
• July 7, 2014

  Business Outlook Survey - Summer 2014

  The summer Business Outlook Survey continues to offer some encouraging signs for the economic outlook, although lingering uncertainty amid intense competition still hinders the pace of growth.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Business Outlook Survey
• July 4, 2014

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 4 July 2014

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics