Publications

• May 17, 2012

  Inflation Targeting: The Recent International Experience

  Bank of Canada Review - Spring 2012 Robert Lavigne, Rhys R. Mendes, Subrata Sarker

  In the years since the 2006 renewal of Canada’s inflation-control agreement, monetary policy regimes have faced significant shocks, including the global economic and financial crisis. This article reviews the recent experience with inflation targeting, including the debate about the appropriate role of monetary policy in maintaining financial stability. In the aftermath of the crisis, both […]

  Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles Topic(s): Credibility, Financial stability, Inflation targets, Monetary policy framework JEL Code(s): E, E3, E31, E5, E52, E58
• May 17, 2012

  Understanding Systemic Risk in the Banking Sector: A MacroFinancial Risk Assessment Framework

  Bank of Canada Review - Spring 2012 Céline Gauthier, Moez Souissi

  The MacroFinancial Risk Assessment Framework (MFRAF) models the interconnections between liquidity and solvency in a financial system, with multiple institutions linked through an interbank network. The MFRAF integrates funding liquidity risk as an endogenous outcome of the interactions between solvency risk and the liquidity profiles of banks, which is a complementary approach to the new […]

  Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles Topic(s): Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies JEL Code(s): E, E4, E44, G, G0, G01, G2, G21
• May 17, 2012

  Conference Summary: New Developments in Payments and Settlement

  Bank of Canada Review - Spring 2012 Ben Fung, Miguel Molico

  The Bank of Canada’s annual conference, held in November 2011, brought together leading researchers from universities, central banks and other institutions from around the world. Divided into four sessions plus two keynote addresses, the conference covered such topics as the use of cash and other means of payment in retail transactions, large-value payments systems, and […]

  Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles Topic(s): Bank notes, Central bank research, Financial system regulation and policies, Monetary policy implementation, Payment clearing and settlement systems JEL Code(s): E, E4, E42, G, G2, G28, L, L8, L81
• May 11, 2012

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 11 May 2012

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
• May 4, 2012

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 4 May 2012

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
• April 27, 2012

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 27 April 2012

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
• April 26, 2012

  Banking and Financial Statistics - 26 April 2012

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Banking and Financial Statistics
• April 20, 2012

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 20 April 2012

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
• April 18, 2012

  Monetary Policy Report – April 2012

  

  The Bank projects the Canadian economy will grow by 2.4 per cent in 2012 and 2013 before moderating to 2.2 per cent in 2014. The economy is now expected to return to full capacity in the first half of 2013.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
• April 13, 2012

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 13 April 2012

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