Narayan Bulusu - Latest

• Government of Canada Securities in the Cash, Repo and Securities Lending Markets

  Staff Discussion Paper 2018-4 Narayan Bulusu, Sermin Gungor

  This paper documents the properties of Government of Canada securities in cash, repo and securities lending transactions over their life cycle. By tracking every security from issuance to maturity, we are able to highlight inter-linkages between the markets for cash and for specific securities.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Topic(s): Financial markets, Wholesale funding JEL Code(s): G, G1, G12, G2, G21, G23

• What Drives Interbank Loans? Evidence from Canada

  Staff Working Paper 2018-5 Narayan Bulusu, Pierre Guérin

  We identify the drivers of unsecured and collateralized loan volumes, rates and haircuts in Canada using the Bayesian model averaging approach to deal with model uncertainty. Our results suggest that the key friction driving behaviour in this market is the collateral reallocation cost faced by borrowers.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial markets, Wholesale funding JEL Code(s): C, C5, C55, E, E4, E43, G, G2, G23