Rollover Risk and the Maturity Transformation Function of Banks Staff Working Paper 2014-8 Teodora Paligorova, João Santos This paper shows that banks that rely heavily on short-term funding engage less in maturity transformation in an attempt to decrease their exposure to rollover risk. These banks shorten both the maturity of their portfolio of loans as well as the maturity of newly issued loans. We find that the loan yield curve becomes steeper with banks’ increasing use of short-term funding. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial stability JEL Code(s): G, G2, G21
March 8, 2014 The Bank launches improved, mobile-ready version of its website The Bank of Canada has revamped its public website to make the site easier to read and navigate on a wide variety of devices. As well, the site offers new ways of browsing and monitoring Bank research activities. Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
March 7, 2014 Weekly Financial Statistics - 7 March 2014 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
March 6, 2014 Stepping Outside: Analyzing the Canadian Economy from an International Perspective Remarks John Murray Victoria chapters of the Certified Management Accountants, Certified General Accountants and the Financial Management Institute Victoria, British Columbia Deputy Governor John Murray discusses the Canadian economy from an international perspective. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
March 5, 2014 Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
March 3, 2014 Household Spending and Debt Highlights the value of ‘prudent’ borrowing in enhancing welfare, but also the risks of over-indebtedness for households, the economy and financial stability. Discusses trends in household debt, various debt metrics and why monetary policy is concerned with how households use borrowed funds. Content Type(s): Explainers Topic(s): Financial stability
February 28, 2014 Weekly Financial Statistics - 28 February 2014 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
February 28, 2014 Research Update - February 2014 This monthly newsletter features the latest research publications by Bank of Canada economists including external publications and working papers published on the Bank of Canada’s website. Content Type(s): Staff research, Research newsletters