February 4, 2010 Signs of Thaw in Corporate Attitudes Emerging, Says Governor Carney Media Relations Winnipeg, Manitoba With improvements in financial conditions, economic activity, commodity prices, and confidence, the Bank of Canada anticipates that there will be a relatively modest recovery this year in business fixed investment in Canada, and an acceleration of investment spending in 2011. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
February 4, 2010 The Coming Thaw Remarks Mark Carney Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce Winnipeg, Manitoba It is a pleasure to be here in Winnipeg. Today, I intend to elaborate on elements of the Bank of Canada's economic outlook. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
February 2, 2010 Historical Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility – February 2, 2010 to July 18, 2010 The Bank of Canada, through its Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF), provides access to liquidity to those institutions that participate directly in the Large Value Transfer System (LVTS). Content Type(s): Collateral Policy Source(s): Standing Liquidity Facility
January 27, 2010 Bank of Canada Confirms Expiration of Temporary Swap Facility with U.S. Federal Reserve In coordination with other central banks, the Bank of Canada confirms the expiration of its US $30 billion swap facility with the Federal Reserve on 1 February 2010. This facility, which was established to counter pressures in global funding markets, is no longer needed, given the improvements in financial market functioning seen over the past year. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
Macroprudential Regulation and Systemic Capital Requirements Staff Working Paper 2010-4 Céline Gauthier, Alfred Lehar, Moez Souissi In the aftermath of the financial crisis, there is interest in reforming bank regulation such that capital requirements are more closely linked to a bank's contribution to the overall risk of the financial system. In our paper we compare alternative mechanisms for allocating the overall risk of a banking system to its member banks. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial stability JEL Code(s): C, C1, C15, C8, C81, E, E4, E44, G, G2, G21
January 25, 2010 Inflation Calculator Calculate how much the cost of a fixed "basket" of consumer purchases has changed, using monthly consumer price index (CPI) data from 1914 to now.
Corporate Risk Taking and Ownership Structure Staff Working Paper 2010-3 Teodora Paligorova This paper investigates the determinants of corporate risk taking. Shareholders with substantial equity ownership in a single company may advocate conservative investment policies due to greater exposure to firm risk. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial markets, International topics JEL Code(s): G, G3, G31, G34
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January 22, 2010 Statistics Find exchange rates, interest rates, price indexes, economic indicators and other statistical information.