November 27, 2008 Fostering Financial System Stability Remarks Pierre Duguay Pictou County Chamber of Commerce Pictou, Nova Scotia The Canadian financial system has fared relatively well through this crisis, thanks to effective regulation and prudent practices that have worked like sandbags to protect our financial system from the storms in today's global economy. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
February 6, 2001 Monetary Policy Report Update – February 2001 On 23 January, the Bank reduced the Bank Rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 5 3/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
October 23, 2008 Monetary Policy Report – October 2008 Three major interrelated global developments are having a profound impact on the Canadian economy and making the outlook more uncertain than it was at the time of the July Monetary Policy Report Update. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
May 11, 2000 Monetary Policy Report – May 2000 The global economy has shown greater strength than was anticipated at the time of the November Report. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
Regulatory Requirements of Banks and Arbitrage in the Post-Crisis Federal Funds Market Staff working paper 2022-48 Rodney J. Garratt, Sofia Priazhkina This paper explains the nature of interest rates in the U.S. federal funds market after the 2007-09 financial crisis. We build a model of the over-the-counter lending market that incorporates new aspects of the financial system: abundance of liquidity, different regulatory standards for banks, and arbitrage opportunities created by limited access to the facility granting interest on excess reserves. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Central bank research, Economic models, Financial institutions, Financial markets, Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies, Wholesale funding JEL Code(s): E, E4, E42, E5, E58, G, G2, G28 Research Theme(s): Financial markets and funds management, Market functioning, Financial system, Financial system regulation and oversight, Models and tools, Economic models, Monetary policy, Monetary policy tools and implementation
November 14, 2013 Monetary Policy Decision Making at the Bank of Canada Bank of Canada Review - Autumn 2013 John Murray The process that the Bank of Canada follows to make its monetary policy decisions has evolved over time. This process is very information-intensive and collaborative, drawing on the expertise, judgment and analysis of many people. This article describes monetary policy decision making at the Bank, and discusses some common misconceptions about monetary policy and the process. Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles Research Topic(s): Monetary policy framework, Monetary policy implementation
November 7, 2001 Monetary Policy Report – November 2001 Two major issues dominate the analysis and policy discussion in this Monetary Policy Report: the nature and extent of the global economic slowdown that began late last year and the consequences of the terrorist attacks in the United States. Content Type(s): Publications, Monetary Policy Report
International Transmission of Quantitative Easing Policies: Evidence from Canada Staff working paper 2022-30 Serdar Kabaca, Kerem Tuzcuoglu This paper examines the cross-border spillovers from major economies’ quantitative easing (QE) policies to their trading partners. We concentrate on spillovers from the US to Canada during the zero lower bound period when QE policies were actively used. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles, International topics, Monetary policy transmission JEL Code(s): E, E5, E52, F, F4, F41, F44 Research Theme(s): Monetary policy, Monetary policy framework and transmission, Monetary policy tools and implementation, Structural challenges, International trade, finance and competitiveness
Systemic Risk and Portfolio Diversification: Evidence from the Futures Market Staff working paper 2021-50 Radoslav Raykov This paper explores how the Canadian futures market contributed to banks’ systemic risk during the 2008 financial crisis. It finds that core banks as a whole traded against the periphery, in this way increasing their risk of simultaneous losses. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Financial institutions, Financial markets JEL Code(s): G, G1, G10, G2, G20 Research Theme(s): Financial markets and funds management, Market functioning, Market structure, Financial system, Financial institutions and intermediation, Financial stability and systemic risk
November 9, 2023 Financial stability in a world of higher interest rates Remarks Carolyn Rogers Advocis Vancouver Vancouver, British Columbia Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers talks about financial stability in an era of higher interest rates. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Credit risk management, Financial institutions, Financial markets, Financial stability, Firm dynamics, Interest rates, Monetary and financial indicators, Recent economic and financial developments Subject(s): Financial system, Financial stability, Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation