May 19, 2011
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May 19, 2011
Central Bank Collateral Policy: Insights from Recent Experience
The collateral policy of central banks played a critical role during the recent financial crisis, as they worked to bolster liquidity and alleviate the funding pressures facing financial institutions. This article examines central bank collateral policy and discusses three areas in which central banks can use their collateral policy to influence financial market practices: promoting greater transparency for securitized products, improving practices related to credit risk, and reducing procyclicality in the management of market risk.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Bank of Canada Review articles
Topic(s):
Financial markets,
Financial stability,
Payment clearing and settlement systems
May 19, 2011
Supplementary article: Paying with Polymer: Developing Canada’s New Bank Notes
In this article, author Charles Spencer reviews the complex process of developing the new series, which represents a dramatic change for Canada. The leading-edge security features made possible by the new substrate, the cost savings of the move to a polymer base and the environmental advantages of the new notes are also examined.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Bank of Canada Review articles
Topic(s):
Bank notes,
Credibility,
Payment clearing and settlement systems
April 13, 2011
This is a report of the Governing Council of the Bank of Canada: Mark Carney, Tiff Macklem, John Murray, Timothy Lane, Jean Boivin and Agathe Côté. It presents the Bank’s outlook based on data received up to 8 April 2011.
Monetary Policy Report – April 2011
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Monetary Policy Report
April 4, 2011
The survey results point to an overall net easing in business-lending conditions. Both the price and non-price aspects of business lending eased during the first quarter. Note that the balance of opinion indicates only the direction of the change in lending conditions; it does not provide information on the magnitude of the change.
Senior Loan Officer Survey - First-Quarter 2011
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Publications,
Senior Loan Officer Survey
April 4, 2011
Business Outlook Survey - Spring 2011
Businesses remain positive about the economic outlook, although some forward-looking indicators have eased from the levels recorded in recent surveys, and the strength in commodity prices has raised expectations for costs and inflation.
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Content Type(s):
Publications,
Business Outlook Survey
February 17, 2011
This issue features a summary of the Bank’s annual conference, which this year dealt with financial globalization, and three articles that present research by Bank staff on Canada’s mortgage market, the role of adverse selection in financial crises, and payment networks.
Bank of Canada Review - Winter 2010-2011
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Publications,
Bank of Canada Review
February 17, 2011
Competition in the Canadian Mortgage Market
This article begins with a brief examination of the Canadian mortgage market, focusing on the market’s evolution following changes to the Bank Act in 1992, which allowed chartered banks to enter the trust business, and the subsequent entrance of virtual banks and mortgage brokers.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Bank of Canada Review articles
Topic(s):
Interest rates,
Market structure and pricing,
Monetary policy transmission
February 17, 2011
Adverse Selection and Financial Crises
The recent financial crisis has highlighted the importance of adverse selection as a contributing factor to financial market instability.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Bank of Canada Review articles
Topic(s):
Financial stability,
Financial system regulation and policies,
Market structure and pricing
February 17, 2011
Payment Networks: A Review of Recent Research
In this article, the authors review work done at the Bank of Canada and at other central banks with the relatively new application of network analysis to the study of payments systems.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Bank of Canada Review articles
Topic(s):
Central bank research,
Payment clearing and settlement systems