December 7, 2012 Weekly Financial Statistics - 7 December 2012 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
Liquidity and Central Clearing: Evidence from the CDS Market Staff Working Paper 2012-38 Joshua Slive, Jonathan Witmer, Elizabeth Woodman An international initiative to increase the use of central clearing for OTC derivatives emerged as one of the reactions to the 2008 financial crisis. The move to central clearing is a fundamental change in the structure of the market. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial markets JEL Code(s): G, G3, G30, G38
December 6, 2012 The Canadian Approach to Central Clearing for Over-the-Counter Derivatives Financial System Review - December 2012 Nikil Chande, Jean-Philippe Dion, Darcey McVanel, Joshua Slive Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles
December 6, 2012 Financial System Review - December 2012 The Governing Council judges that the risks to the stability of Canada’s financial system remain high, as they were at the time of the June FSR. The sources of the key risks are similar to those highlighted in June, and emanate primarily from the external environment. Content Type(s): Publications, Financial Stability Report
December 6, 2012 The Bank of Canada’s Approach to Adopting the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures Financial System Review - December 2012 Darcey McVanel, Joey Murray Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles
December 5, 2012 Bank of Canada Announces New Publication Time for 2013 Policy Interest Rate Announcements and Monetary Policy Reports The Bank of Canada today announced that effective 23 January 2013, it will move to a new publication time of 10:00 ET for all scheduled policy rate announcements, including those to be published concurrently with the Bank’s quarterly Monetary Policy Reports (MPRs). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
December 4, 2012 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. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases