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Can the Canadian International Investment Position Stabilize a Slowing Economy?
In this note, we find that valuation effects can act as an important stabilizer, strengthening Canada’s net external wealth when its economic outlook worsens relative to that of other countries. -
October 17, 2017
Payments Canada, Bank of Canada and TMX Group announce integrated securities and payment platform as next phase of Project Jasper
This joint press release announces a new collaboration between Payments Canada, the Bank of Canada and TMX Group as part of the third phase of the Project Jasper research initiative. -
October 16, 2017
Backgrounder on the Business Outlook Survey Question on Future Sales Indicators
Since the 2016 summer survey, the results from a question on future sales indicators (FSI) have been included in the Business Outlook Survey (BOS). This backgrounder briefly describes the question and presents the correlations between the responses and various measures of business activity. -
October 16, 2017
Business Outlook Survey - Autumn 2017
Results from the autumn Business Outlook Survey point to continued positive business sentiment across the country, with business activity becoming entrenched. Firms’ prospects remain healthy, although several survey indicators have moderated from the strong summer results. -
October 16, 2017
Senior Loan Officer Survey - Third Quarter of 2017
Survey results point to nearly unchanged overall business-lending conditions in the third quarter. This is the fifth consecutive quarter of unchanged overall conditions. -
October 14, 2017
Government of Canada direct securities and loans: Distribution of holdings (formerly G4)
Distribution of Government of Canada direct securities and loans among the Bank of Canada, Government of Canada and the general public as at weekly Wednesday and at month-end. -
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Measuring Limits of Arbitrage in Fixed-Income Markets
We use relative value to measure limits to arbitrage in fixed-income markets. Relative value captures apparent deviations from no-arbitrage relationships. It is simple, intuitive and can be computed model-free for any bond. -
October 12, 2017
Historical strip bond trading and repos by type of security (formerly F14)
Inactive: As of the end of 2017, the Bank of Canada no longer publishes this table. Starting from May 2018, a new version of the data is being published by the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada.