May 26, 2017 Weekly Financial Statistics - 26 May 2017 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
May 25, 2017 Project Jasper: Are Distributed Wholesale Payment Systems Feasible Yet? Financial System Review - June 2017 James Chapman, Rodney J. Garratt, Scott Hendry, Andrew McCormack, Wade McMahon This report describes a joint endeavour between public and private sectors to explore a wholesale payment system based on distributed ledger technology (DLT). They find that a stand-alone DLT system is unlikely to be as beneficial as a centralized payment system in terms of core operating costs; however, it could increase financial system efficiency as a result of integration with the broader financial market infrastructure. Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles Topic(s): Digital currencies and fintech, Financial system regulation and policies, Payment clearing and settlement systems JEL Code(s): E, E4, E42, E5, E58, G, G2, G28
May 25, 2017 Banking and Financial Statistics - May 2017 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Banking and Financial Statistics
May 25, 2017 Upgrading the Payments Grid: The Payoffs Are Greater Than You Think Remarks Sylvain Leduc Payments Canada Toronto, Ontario Deputy Governor Sylvain Leduc discusses how upgrading Canada’s core payment systems will contribute to financial stability and help the Bank keep inflation on target. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Financial markets, Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies, Monetary policy implementation, Payment clearing and settlement systems
May 24, 2017 Collaboration on the regulatory agenda We help manage the benefits and risks of fintech and digital currencies at the international level through our work with the Financial Stability Board, the International Monetary Fund and the Bank for International Settlements.
May 24, 2017 Digital currencies and fintech: projects We are working on several technical projects designed to help us prepare for the future of money and payments.
May 24, 2017 Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1/2 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada 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
May 19, 2017 Weekly Financial Statistics - 19 May 2017 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
Assessing the Predictive Ability of Sovereign Default Risk on Exchange Rate Returns Staff Working Paper 2017-19 Claudia Foroni, Francesco Ravazzolo, Barbara Sadaba Increased sovereign credit risk is often associated with sharp currency movements. Therefore, expectations of the probability of a sovereign default event can convey important information regarding future movements of exchange rates. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods, Exchange rates, International financial markets JEL Code(s): C, C2, C22, C5, C52, C53, F, F3, F31