Efficiency and Bargaining Power in the Interbank Loan Market Staff Working Paper 2012-29 Jason Allen, James Chapman, Federico Echenique, Matthew Shum Using detailed loan transactions-level data we examine the efficiency of an overnight interbank lending market, and the bargaining power of its participants. Our analysis relies on the equilibrium concept of the core, which imposes a set of no-arbitrage conditions on trades in the market. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial institutions, Payment clearing and settlement systems JEL Code(s): C, C7, C71, E, E5, E58, G, G2, G21, G28
September 25, 2012 Financing Commodities Markets Remarks Timothy Lane CFA Society of Calgary Calgary, Alberta Deputy Governor Timothy Lane discusses links between the financial system and commodities markets. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
September 21, 2012 Weekly Financial Statistics - 21 September 2012 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
September 14, 2012 Weekly Financial Statistics - 14 September 2012 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
September 7, 2012 Weekly Financial Statistics - 7 September 2012 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
The Bank of Canada’s 2009 Methods-of-Payment Survey: Methodology and Key Results Staff Discussion Paper 2012-6 Carlos Arango, Angelika Welte The authors present the methodology and main findings of the Bank of Canada’s 2009 Methods-of-Payment survey, a detailed investigation of consumer payment behaviour in Canada. The survey targeted the 18- to 75-year-old Canadian resident population. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Topic(s): Bank notes, Financial services, Payment clearing and settlement systems JEL Code(s): E, E4
What Drags and Drives Mobility: Explaining Canada’s Aggregate Migration Patterns Staff Working Paper 2012-28 David Amirault, Daniel de Munnik, Sarah Miller Using census data at the economic region level from 1991 to 2006 and a gravity model framework, this paper examines the factors that influence migration within Canada. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods, Labour markets, Regional economic developments JEL Code(s): J, J6, J61, R, R2, R23
September 7, 2012 Dutch Disease Remarks Mark Carney Spruce Meadows Round Table Calgary, Alberta Governor Mark Carney discusses the impact of high commodity prices for the Canadian economy. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
September 7, 2012 Elevated Commodity Prices “Unambiguously Good” for Canada, Says Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney Media Relations Calgary, Alberta The global commodities boom drives enormous benefits for Canada, including higher incomes and greater economic security, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said today in a speech to the 2012 Spruce Meadows Changing Fortunes: Global Economies Round Table. “Most fundamentally, higher commodity prices are unambiguously good for Canada,” Governor Carney told delegates. “The strength of […] Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
September 5, 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