August 6, 2015 Completion of Public Consultation: Draft Terms for Auctions of Government of Canada Ultra-Long Bonds Following the release of the draft Terms for Auctions of Government of Canada Ultra-Long Bonds (proposal) by the Bank of Canada, a three-week consultation period, ending 10 July 2015, was held. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
Exchange Rate Pass-Through, Currency of Invoicing and Market Share Staff Working Paper 2015-31 Michael Devereux, Wei Dong, Ben Tomlin This paper investigates the impact of market structure on the joint determination of exchange rate pass-through and currency of invoicing in international trade. A novel feature of the study is the focus on market share of firms on both sides of the market—that is, exporting firms and importing firms. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Exchange rates, Inflation and prices, Market structure and pricing JEL Code(s): F, F3, F4
July 31, 2015 Weekly Financial Statistics - 31 July 2015 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
The Endogenous Relative Price of Investment Staff Working Paper 2015-30 Joel Wagner This paper takes a full-information model-based approach to evaluate the link between investment-specific technology and the inverse of the relative price of investment. The two-sector model presented includes monopolistic competition where firms can vary the markup charged on their product depending on the number of firms competing. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Business fluctuations and cycles JEL Code(s): E, E3, E32, L, L1, L11, L16
Examining Full Collateral Coverage in Canada’s Large Value Transfer System Staff Working Paper 2015-29 Lana Embree, Varya Taylor The Large Value Transfer System (LVTS) is Canada’s main electronic interbank funds transfer system that financial institutions use daily to transmit thousands of payments worth several billions of dollars. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial institutions, Payment clearing and settlement systems JEL Code(s): E, E4, E47, G, G2, G21
July 31, 2015 Research Update - July 2015 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
July 30, 2015 Banking and Financial Statistics - July 2015 Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Banking and Financial Statistics
July 27, 2015 Bank of Canada Publishes 2016 Schedule for Policy Interest Rate Announcements and Release of the Monetary Policy Report Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today published its 2016 schedule of the key dates for policy interest rate announcements and release of the quarterly Monetary Policy Report, and it reconfirmed the scheduled announcement dates for the remainder of this year. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases