May 10, 2017 Financial Intermediation and Regulation Joint Bank of Canada-John Deutsch Institute Workshop held on 10 May 2017. Content Type(s): Conferences and workshops
June 12, 2017 Canadian economy showing encouraging signs, says Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins Media Relations Winnipeg, Manitoba With the adjustment to lower oil prices largely behind us, there are encouraging signs that growth is broadening across regions and sectors, Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins told the Associates of the Asper School of Business in a speech today. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
June 9, 2017 Weekly Financial Statistics - 9 June 2017 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
June 8, 2017 Release of the Financial System Review Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Ottawa, Ontario Press conference following the release of the Financial System Review. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Research Topic(s): Credit and credit aggregates, Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies, Housing, Regional economic developments, Sectoral balance sheet
June 2, 2017 Weekly Financial Statistics - 2 June 2017 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
March 15, 2017 IMF Managing Director Welcomes Establishment of High Level Advisory Group on FinTech This press release, issued by the International Monetary Fund, announces the creation of the High Level Advisory Group on FinTech. Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins is among the members of the new advisory group. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Research Topic(s): Digital currencies and fintech
Tail Risk in a Retail Payment System: An Extreme-Value Approach Staff Discussion Paper 2018-2 Héctor Pérez Saiz, Blair Williams, Gabriel Xerri The increasing importance of risk management in payment systems has led to the development of an array of sophisticated tools designed to mitigate tail risk in these systems. In this paper, we use extreme value theory methods to quantify the level of tail risk in the Canadian retail payment system (ACSS) for the period from 2002 to 2015. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Research Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods, Financial stability, Payment clearing and settlement systems JEL Code(s): C, C5, C58, G, G2, G21, G23
Modeling Fluctuations in the Global Demand for Commodities Staff Working Paper 2018-4 Lutz Kilian, Xiaoqing Zhou It is widely understood that the real price of globally traded commodities is determined by the forces of demand and supply. One of the main determinants of the real price of commodities is shifts in the demand for commodities associated with unexpected fluctuations in global real economic activity. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods, International topics JEL Code(s): F, F4, F44, Q, Q1, Q11, Q3, Q31, Q4, Q41, Q43