Publications

• May 17, 2001

  Bank of Canada Review - Spring 2001

  

  Cover page

  Bank Note Reporters and Counterfeit Detectors

  The detector and notes form part of the National Currency Collection, Bank of Canada.

  Photography by James Zagon.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review
• May 16, 2001

  Core Principles for Systemically Important Payments Systems and Their Application in Canada

  Bank of Canada Review - Spring 2001 Clyde Goodlet

  Systemically important payments systems are systems that, because of the size or the nature of the payments they process, could trigger or transmit serious shocks across domestic or international financial systems if they were insufficiently protected against risk. This article describes the overall framework of core principles developed for the design, operation, and oversight of such payments systems. The article reviews the role of the task force established to develop the core principles and examines the core principles themselves. It also examines the role of central banks in overseeing major payments systems and in applying the core principles to them. The focus is on the Bank of Canada's oversight responsibilities under the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act and on Canada's systemically important payments system—the LVTS.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles Topic(s): Payment clearing and settlement systems
• May 15, 2001

  www.bankofcanada.ca—The Bank on the World Wide Web

  Bank of Canada Review - Spring 2001 Brent Eades

  This article by the Bank's Web master details the development of the Bank's Web site and highlights some of its special features. It includes a description of dataBANK, a custom-built interface to the Bank's economic databases that gives visitors access to 220 data series. It also provides a mini tour of monetary policy material "on site," as well as a taste of things to come. Above all, this article invites you to come and visit our site.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles Topic(s): International topics
• May 1, 2001

  Monetary Policy Report – May 2001

  At the time of the November 2000 Monetary Policy Report, although signs of the anticipated slowing of the U.S. economy were becoming apparent, the momentum of the global economy was considered strong.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
• February 6, 2001

  Monetary Policy Report Update – February 2001

  On 23 January, the Bank reduced the Bank Rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 5 3/4 per cent.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
• January 30, 2001

  Annual Report 2001

  

  The year that just passed posed many challenges for all Canadians. The slowdown in the global economy became more pronounced as the year went on, and this affected households, businesses, and governments alike. The tragedy of 11 September compounded the economic difficulties and issues facing us all. Through this period of rapidly changing circumstances, the Bank met its responsibilities by responding quickly and vigorously to events in order to underpin confidence and support the economy.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Annual Report
• January 29, 2001

  Annual Report 2000

  

  The Canadian economy continued to expand robustly in 2000 while inflation remained low.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Annual Report
• January 16, 2001

  Bank of Canada Review - Winter 2000-2001

  

  Cover page

  Intaglio Master Plate—Bank of Canada, 1954 Series $5

  The intaglio plate shown here is made of steel and measures approximately 8 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches. Together with the note, the engraver's chisel, and eyeglass, it is part of the National Currency Collection, Bank of Canada.

  Photography by James Zagon.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review
• December 31, 2000

  Summary of Government of Canada - Outstanding as at 31 December 2000

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Securities and loans
• December 17, 2000

  Dynamic General-Equilibrium Models and Why the Bank of Canada is Interested in Them

  Bank of Canada Review - Winter 2000-2001 Kevin Moran

  Dynamic general-equilibrium models (DGEMs) are being increasingly used in macroeconomic research. In this article, the author describes the main features of these models and outlines their contribution to economic research performed at the Bank of Canada. He notes that the basic principle of DGEMs is that the modelling of economic activity, even on a scale as large as the economy of a country, should start with a series of microeconomic problems (at the scale of individuals), which, once resolved, are aggregated to represent the macroeconomic reality described by the model.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles Topic(s): Economic models