May 19, 2020 Operational details for the Corporate Bond Purchase Program As announced on April 15, 2020, the Bank of Canada is launching its Corporate Bond Purchase Program (CBPP), effective May 26, 2020. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Corporate Bond Purchase Program
May 11, 2020 The Bank of Canada launches application period for 2020 scholarship awards The application period is open until August 1. These awards are designed to assist students with disabilities, Indigenous students and those who identify as a member of a visible minority group in furthering their education. Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
May 1, 2020 Tiff Macklem Appointed Governor of the Bank of Canada Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Directors of the Bank of Canada, appointed under Section 9 of the Bank of Canada Act, today announced that they have appointed Tiff Macklem as Governor of the Bank of Canada for a seven-year term, effective 3 June 2020. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
April 30, 2020 Teachable Moments from the Pandemic Remarks (delivered virtually) Stephen S. Poloz Ivey Business School London, Ontario Governor Stephen S. Poloz talks about the Bank of Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Financial stability, Monetary policy, Recent economic and financial developments
April 30, 2020 Operational details for the Provincial Bond Purchase Program As announced on April 15, 2020, the Bank of Canada is launching its Provincial Bond Purchase Program (PBPP), effective May 7, 2020. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Provincial Bond Purchase Program
April 27, 2020 Bank of Canada announces asset manager for Corporate Bond Purchase Program The Bank of Canada announced today that TD Asset Management was selected as the asset manager for its Corporate Bond Purchase Program (CBPP). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Corporate Bond Purchase Program
April 23, 2020 Results of today’s Canada Mortgage Bond purchase operation Today the Bank of Canada purchased $ 160,000,000 of Canada Mortgage Bonds in the secondary market. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canada Mortgage Bond Purchase Program
A Simple Method for Extracting the Probability of Default from American Put Option Prices Staff Working Paper 2020-15 Bo Young Chang, Greg Orosi A put option is a financial contract that gives the holder the right to sell an asset at a specific price by (or at) a specific date. A put option can therefore provide its holder insurance against a large drop in the stock price. This makes the prices of put options an ideal source of information for a market-based measure of the probability of a firm’s default. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Asset pricing, Financial markets, Market structure and pricing JEL Code(s): G, G1, G13, G3, G33
April 20, 2020 Results of today’s Canada Mortgage Bond purchase operation Today the Bank of Canada purchased $ 321,000,000 of Canada Mortgage Bonds in the secondary market. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canada Mortgage Bond Purchase Program
April 16, 2020 Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and committee members. Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins and I welcome the opportunity to appear before you to discuss the Bank’s policy actions in response to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as our Monetary Policy Report (MPR), which we published yesterday. The Canadian economy is experiencing a significant and rapid contraction. The […] Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Inflation and prices, Monetary policy, Monetary policy transmission, Recent economic and financial developments