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December 20, 2002
Transparency and the Response of Interest Rates to the Publication of Macroeconomic Data
The benefits of transparency—the outcome of the measures taken by the central bank to allow financial markets and economic agents to understand the factors it takes into account in formulating monetary policy—are now widely recognized. These benefits include smoother implementation of monetary policy and increased effectiveness as markets improve their ability to anticipate the Bank's policy decisions and account for them in their operations. How interest rates respond to the publication of macroeconomic data depends on the degree of transparency in monetary policy, as the rates will rise or fall as a reflection of the market's revised expectations. Before the Bank of Canada adopted initiatives to improve transparency, such as the inflation-control targets, the semi-annual publication of the Monetary Policy Report and Updates, and the fixed announcement dates, changes to the overnight rate created some volatility in interest rates, and publishing Canadian macroeconomic data did not appear to have a major impact on rates. This article shows how the Bank of Canada's steps towards greater transparency have increased the impact of Canadian data on short-term interest rates and have improved financial markets' understanding of how monetary policy decisions are taken.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Bank of Canada Review articles
Topic(s):
Financial markets,
Interest rates,
Monetary policy and uncertainty
The Impact of Common Currencies on Financial Markets: A Literature Review and Evidence from the Euro Area
Staff Working Paper 2002-35
Liliane Karlinger
This paper reviews both the theoretical and empirical literature on the impact of common currencies on financial markets and evaluates the first three years of experience with Economic and Monetary Union (EMU).
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Exchange rate regimes,
Financial markets
JEL Code(s):
E,
E4,
E44,
F,
F2,
F21,
F3,
F36,
G,
G1,
G15
How Do Canadian Banks That Deal in Foreign Exchange Hedge Their Exposure to Risk?
Staff Working Paper 2002-34
Chris D'Souza
This paper examines the daily hedging and risk-management practices of financial intermediaries in the Canadian foreign exchange (FX) market.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Financial institutions,
Financial markets,
Market structure and pricing
JEL Code(s):
F,
F3,
F31,
G,
G1,
G14,
G2,
G21
Alternative Trading Systems: Does One Shoe Fit All?
Staff Working Paper 2002-33
Nicolas Audet,
Toni Gravelle,
Jing Yang
This paper examines the factors that lead liquidity-motivated investors to choose the type of market structure they prefer.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Financial markets
JEL Code(s):
G,
G1,
G10,
G14,
G18
Exponentials, Polynomials, and Fourier Series: More Yield Curve Modelling at the Bank of Canada
Staff Working Paper 2002-29
David Bolder,
Scott Gusba
This paper continues the work started by Bolder and Stréliski (1999) and considers two alternative classes of models for extracting zero-coupon and forward rates from a set of observed Government of Canada bond and treasury-bill prices.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Econometric and statistical methods,
Financial markets,
Interest rates
JEL Code(s):
C,
C0,
C6,
E,
E4,
G,
G1
Financial Structure and Economic Growth: A Non-Technical Survey
Staff Working Paper 2002-24
Veronika Dolar,
Césaire Meh
There is a large body of literature that studies the relationship between financial structure (that is, the degree to which the financial system is either market- or intermediary-based) and long-run economic growth.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Development economics,
Economic models,
Financial institutions,
Financial markets,
Financial services
JEL Code(s):
F,
F3,
F36,
G,
G0,
G00,
G1,
G14,
G2,
G21,
K,
K2,
K22,
O,
O1,
O16
A Market Microstructure Analysis of Foreign Exchange Intervention in Canada
Staff Working Paper 2002-16
Chris D'Souza
This paper clarifies the role and the impact of foreign exchange dealers in the relationship between foreign exchange intervention and nominal exchange rates using a unique dataset that disaggregates trades by dealer and by type of trade.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Exchange rates,
Financial institutions,
Financial markets
JEL Code(s):
F,
F3,
F31,
G,
G1,
G14,
G2,
G21
Corporate Bond Spreads and the Business Cycle
Staff Working Paper 2002-15
Zhiwei Zhang
This paper examines the predictive power of credit spreads from the corporate bond market. The high-yield bond spread and investment-grade spread can explain 68 per cent and 42 per cent of output variations one year ahead, while the term spread based on government debts can explain only 12 per cent of them.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Financial markets,
Monetary and financial indicators,
Monetary policy transmission
JEL Code(s):
E,
E3,
E5,
G,
G1
Modelling Financial Instability: A Survey of the Literature
Staff Working Paper 2002-12
Alexandra Lai
The magnitude and frequency of recent financial crises underscore the importance of understanding financial instability for the purpose of crisis prevention and crisis management.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Financial institutions,
Financial markets,
Financial services
JEL Code(s):
G,
G2,
G20,
G21,
G28