October 4, 2018 Bank of Canada partners with Canadian Foundation for Economic Education to launch new website Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario Today, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz welcomed students and teachers to the Bank of Canada Museum for the launch of Money and Monetary Policy in Canada. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
The Size and Destination of China’s Portfolio Outflows Staff Discussion Paper 2018-11 Rose Cunningham, Eden Hatzvi, Kun Mo The size of China’s financial system raises the possibility that the liberalization of its capital account could have a large effect on the global financial system. This paper provides a counterfactual scenario analysis that estimates what the size and direction of China’s overseas portfolio investments would have been in 2015 if China had had no restrictions on these outflows. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Topic(s): Balance of payments and components, Econometric and statistical methods, International topics JEL Code(s): C, C2, C23, F, F2, F21, F3, F32, G, G1, G15
Disaggregating Household Sensitivity to Monetary Policy by Expenditure Category Staff Analytical Note 2018-32 Tony Chernis, Corinne Luu Because the Bank of Canada has started withdrawing monetary stimulus, monitoring the transmission of these changes to monetary policy will be important. Subcomponents of consumption and housing will likely respond differently to a monetary policy tightening, both in terms of the aggregate effect and timing. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, Domestic demand and components, Econometric and statistical methods, Housing, Interest rates, Monetary policy transmission, Recent economic and financial developments JEL Code(s): C, C3, C32, E, E2, E21, E22, E4, E43, E47, E5, E52
October 2, 2018 CFIF Meeting (October 2, 2018) Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): Canadian Fixed-Income Forum
October 1, 2018 Decrypting “Crypto” Remarks Timothy Lane Haskayne School of Business - University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta Deputy Governor Timothy Lane discusses the Bank of Canada’s research and responses to public interest in cryptocurrencies. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Cryptoassets, Cryptocurrencies, Digital currencies and fintech, Financial stability
September 30, 2018 Research Update - September 2018 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
September 28, 2018 Trading up Stephen Murchison, Alex Chernoff How countries benefit from freer trade. Content Type(s): Publications, The Economy, Plain and Simple Topic(s): Balance of payments and components, Development economics, International topics, Recent economic and financial developments, Trade integration