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• December 11, 2024

  Bank of Canada reduces policy rate by 50 basis points to 3¼%

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today reduced its target for the overnight rate to 3¼%, with the Bank Rate at 3½% and the deposit rate at 3¼%.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• December 11, 2024

  Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement

  On Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 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.

  Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
• December 11, 2024

  Monetary Policy Decision Press Conference Opening Statement

  Opening statement Tiff Macklem Ottawa, Ontario

  Governor Tiff Macklem discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the monetary policy decision.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• December 2, 2024

  Bank of Canada publishes applicants’ list of retail payment service providers

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today published the list of companies that have applied to be registered under the Retail Payment Activities Act (RPAA).

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Research Topic(s): Retail payments supervision

• The (Mis)Allocation of Corporate News

  Staff Working Paper 2024-47 Xing Guo, Alistair Macaulay, Wenting Song

  We study how the distribution of information supply by the news media affects the macroeconomy. We find that media coverage focuses particularly on the largest firms, and that firms’ equity financing and investment increase after media coverage. But these equity and investment responses are largest among small, rarely covered firms. Our quantitative studies highlight that the aggregate effects of media coverage depend crucially on how that coverage is allocated.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Financial markets, Firm dynamics JEL Code(s): D, D2, D22, D6, D61, L, L1, L11, L2, L20
• November 27, 2024

  Learning more about Indigenous economies

  

  Indigenous businesses make a valuable contribution to Canada’s economy, but we still have much to learn about what makes them distinct.

  Content Type(s): Publications, The Economy, Plain and Simple Research Topic(s): Inflation and prices

• Is This Normal? The Cost of Assuming that Derivatives Have Normal Returns

  Staff Working Paper 2024-46 Radoslav Raykov

  Derivatives exchanges often determine collateral requirements, which are fundamental to market safety, with dated risk models assuming normal returns. However, derivatives returns are heavy-tailed, which leads to the systematic under-collection of collateral (margin). This paper uses extreme value theory (EVT) to evaluate the cost of this margin inadequacy to market participants in the event of default.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Financial institutions, Financial stability JEL Code(s): G, G1, G10, G11, G2, G20
• November 26, 2024

  Speech by Rhys Mendes, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada

  On Tuesday, November 26, 2024, Rhys Mendes, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, will speak before the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce.

  Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
• November 26, 2024

  Keeping inflation at 2%

  Speech summary Rhys R. Mendes Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

  In his first public speech as a deputy governor, Rhys Mendes explains why higher interest rates were needed to get inflation back down to the 2% target and why we want it to stay there.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Research Topic(s): Credibility, Expectations, Inflation and prices, Inflation targets, Interest rates, Monetary policy, Monetary policy communications, Price stability
• November 26, 2024

  Sticking the landing: Keeping inflation at 2%

  Remarks Rhys R. Mendes Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

  Deputy Governor Rhys Mendes discusses how monetary policy worked to bring inflation back down to target and why the Bank wants inflation to stay close to 2%.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Credibility, Expectations, Inflation and prices, Inflation targets, Interest rates, Monetary policy, Monetary policy communications, Price stability