November 21, 2014 Weekly Financial Statistics - 21 November 2014 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
November 20, 2014 Government of Canada reopens its ultra-long bond Today, the Government of Canada announced that it successfully issued $1 billion in 50-year bonds through the syndication process. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
November 19, 2014 Government of Canada considering issuing more ultra-long bonds The Government of Canada announced today that it is considering issuing more ultra-long bonds, subject to favourable market conditions. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
Bootstrap Tests of Mean-Variance Efficiency with Multiple Portfolio Groupings Staff Working Paper 2014-51 Sermin Gungor, Richard Luger We propose double bootstrap methods to test the mean-variance efficiency hypothesis when multiple portfolio groupings of the test assets are considered jointly rather than individually. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Asset pricing, Econometric and statistical methods, Financial markets JEL Code(s): C, C1, C12, C14, C15, G, G1, G12
The Effect of the Federal Reserve’s Tapering Announcements on Emerging Markets Staff Working Paper 2014-50 Vikram Rai, Lena Suchanek The Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing (QE) program has been accompanied by a flow of funds into emerging-market economies (EMEs) in search of higher returns. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): International financial markets, International topics, Monetary policy transmission JEL Code(s): C, C3, C33, E, E5, E58, F, F3, F32, G, G1, G14
November 18, 2014 Inflation Targeting in the Post-Crisis Era Remarks Agathe Côté Calgary CFA Society Calgary, Alberta Deputy Governor Agathe Côté discusses the inflation-targeting framework and issues the Bank is researching in the run-up to the renewal of the framework in 2016. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
November 14, 2014 Weekly Financial Statistics - 14 November 2014 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
November 13, 2014 Bank of Canada is Keeping a Close Eye on E-Money, Says Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins Media Relations Waterloo, Ontario The Bank of Canada is keeping a close eye on the risks posed by new forms of electronic money, given that the Bank’s job is to issue currency, promote financial stability and oversee Canada’s payment systems, Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins said today in Waterloo, Ontario. E-money is electronically-stored value that is not linked to […] Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
November 13, 2014 Money in a Digital World Remarks Carolyn A. Wilkins Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins discusses the benefits and risks of e-money - including cryptocurrencies - and the Bank of Canada’s role. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Digital currencies and fintech