Emergency Liquidity Facilities, Signalling and Funding Costs Staff Working Paper 2015-44 Céline Gauthier, Alfred Lehar, Héctor Pérez Saiz, Moez Souissi In the months preceding the failure of Lehman Brothers in September 2008, banks were willing to pay a premium over the Federal Reserve’s discount window (DW) rate to participate in the much less flexible Term Auction Facility (TAF). We empirically test the predictions of a new signalling model that offers a rationale for offering two different liquidity facilities. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial institutions, Financial stability, Lender of last resort JEL Code(s): G, G0, G01, G2, G21, G28
December 3, 2015 The Bank of Canada’s risk-management standards for designated FMIs The Bank of Canada’s risk-management standards and their application to different types of designated financial market infrastructures (FMIs).
December 3, 2015 Public Consultation: Policy guidance on the Bank of Canada’s risk-management standards for designated financial market infrastructures - Standard 24: Recovery Plans The Bank of Canada today published draft policy guidance related to its risk-management standards for designated Canadian financial market infrastructures (FMIs). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
December 3, 2015 Overnight Standing Repo Facility: Terms and conditions Read the terms and conditions of the Overnight Standing Repo Facility.
December 3, 2015 Emergency Lending Assistance Information about the role of emergency lending assistance in recovery and resolution, and about its terms and conditions, eligibility criteria, management, and relationship to the standing liquidity facility.
December 3, 2015 Market operations, programs and facilities Get quick access to details and data—including terms and conditions, schedules and results.
December 3, 2015 Framework for market operations and liquidity provision Learn about the Bank’s policies for financial market operations and tools for providing liquidity to the financial system. This includes routine and emergency liquidity tools provided as part of the Bank’s role as lender of last resort.
December 2, 2015 Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1/2 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
November 30, 2015 Research Update - November 2015 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