November 28, 2017
An assessment of potential risks to the stability of Canada's financial system.
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November 28, 2017
This issue of the Financial System Review reflects the Bank’s judgment that the high level of household indebtedness and housing market imbalances remain the most important vulnerabilities. While these vulnerabilities are still elevated, improving economic conditions and recent changes to housing policy should support an easing of these vulnerabilities over time. A third vulnerability highlighted in the FSR concerns cyber threats and the interconnectedness of the financial system.
Financial System Review - November 2017
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Financial Stability Report
June 8, 2017
Canada’s International Investment Position: Benefits and Potential Vulnerabilities
While greater global financial integration is beneficial, the authors discuss how foreign capital inflows can also facilitate the buildup of domestic vulnerabilities and potentially lead to destabilizing reversals. Canada’s current international investment position is typical of advanced economies and will likely continue to act as an economic stabilizer. However, the growth and composition of Canada’s international investment position warrant continued monitoring.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Financial System Review articles
Topic(s):
Balance of payments and components,
Financial stability,
International financial markets
JEL Code(s):
F,
F2,
F21,
F3,
F32,
F34,
F36,
F4,
F6
June 8, 2017
Using Market-Based Indicators to Assess Banking System Resilience
This report reviews the use of quantitative tools to gauge market participants’ assessment of banking system resilience. These measures complement traditional balance-sheet metrics and suggest that markets consider large Canadian banks to be better placed to weather adverse shocks than banks in other advanced economies. Compared with regulatory capital ratios, however, the measures suggest less improvement in banking system resilience since the pre-crisis period.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Financial System Review articles
Topic(s):
Financial institutions,
Financial markets,
Financial stability
JEL Code(s):
G,
G0,
G01,
G1,
G10,
G2,
G21
June 8, 2017
This issue of the Financial System Review reflects the Bank’s judgment that household indebtedness and housing market imbalances–the most important vulnerabilities for the Canadian financial system–have moved higher over the past six months. However, the financial system remains resilient, and macroeconomic conditions continue to improve. Other vulnerabilities discussed in this FSR are fragile fixed-income market liquidity and the capacity of an interconnected financial system to mitigate cyber threats.
Financial System Review - June 2017
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Financial Stability Report