September 19, 2024
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September 19, 2024
Speech: Sherbrooke Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Monetary policy decision-making: behind the scenes — External Deputy Governor Nicolas Vincent speaks before the Sherbrooke Chamber of Commerce and Industry. (08:15 (ET) approx.).
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September 19, 2024
Getting to a monetary policy decision
External Deputy Governor Nicolas Vincent gives a behind-the-scenes look at how the Bank of Canada’s Governing Council arrives at its monetary policy decisions. -
Housing Affordability and Parental Income Support
In many countries, the cost of housing has greatly outpaced income growth, leading to a housing affordability crisis. Leveraging Canadian loan-level data and quasi-experimental variation in payment-to-income constraints, we document an increasing reliance of first-time homebuyers on financial help from their parents, through mortgage co-signing. We show that parental support can effectively relax borrowing constraints—potentially to riskier borrowers. -
May 9, 2024
Financial Stability Report—2024
Canada’s financial system remains resilient. Over the past year, households, businesses, banks and non-bank financial institutions have continued to proactively adjust to higher interest rates. But this adjustment is not yet over and continues to present risks to financial stability. Key risks include those related to debt serviceability and asset valuations. -
October 3, 2023
Speech: The Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal
Pricing practices and monetary policy — External Non-executive Deputy Governor Nicolas Vincent speaks before The Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal. (08:40 (ET) approx.).
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October 3, 2023
How price setting influences inflation
Deputy Governor Nicolas Vincent talks about how companies set their prices, how those practices changed during the pandemic and why this remains a risk for inflation. -
October 3, 2023
Understanding the unusual: How firms set prices during periods of high inflation
Deputy Governor Nicolas Vincent discusses how firms set their prices and how pricing behaviour changed in our recent environment of high inflation. -
May 18, 2023
Financial System Review—2023
The adjustment to higher interest rates is exposing vulnerabilities in the global financial system. Recent banking sector stresses serve as a reminder that risks can arise and spread quickly. Key areas of concern are bank funding, liquidity in fixed income markets, and households’ ability to service their debts. Other financial system concerns relate to cyber attacks, climate change and cryptoasset markets. -
Debt-Relief Programs and Money Left on the Table: Evidence from Canada's Response to COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian financial institutions offered debt-relief programs to help borrowers cope with job losses and economic insecurity. We consider the low take-up rates for these programs and suggest that to be effective, such programs must be visible and easy to use.