February 8, 2024 Webpage for Government of Canada purchases of Canada Mortgage Bonds The Bank of Canada is today launching a new webpage with details on the Government of Canada’s purchases of Canada Mortgage Bonds (CMBs). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canada Mortgage Bonds: Government purchases and holdings
Central Bank Digital Currency and Banking Choices Staff Working Paper 2024-4 Jiaqi Li, Andrew Usher, Yu Zhu To what extent does a central bank digital currency (CBDC) compete with bank deposits? To answer this question, we develop and estimate a structural model where each household chooses which financial institution to deposit their digital money with. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Central bank research, Digital currencies and fintech JEL Code(s): E, E5, E50, E58
February 7, 2024 Summary of Governing Council deliberations: Fixed announcement date of January 24, 2024 This is an account of the deliberations of the Bank of Canada’s Governing Council leading to the monetary policy decision on January 24, 2024. Content Type(s): Publications, Summary of deliberations
February 7, 2024 Release of the Bank of Canada’s summary of deliberations On Wednesday, February 7, 2024, the Bank of Canada will publish a summary of the deliberations that took place ahead of its interest rate decision on January 24, 2024. Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
The Role of International Financial Integration in Monetary Policy Transmission Staff Working Paper 2024-3 Jing Cynthia Wu, Yinxi Xie, Ji Zhang We propose an open-economy New Keynesian model with financial integration that allows financial intermediaries to hold foreign long-term bonds. We study the implications of financial integration on monetary policy transmission. Among various aspects of financial integration, the bond duration plays a major role. These results hold for conventional and unconventional monetary policies. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Central bank research, International financial markets, Monetary policy transmission JEL Code(s): E, E4, E44, E5, E52, F, F3, F36, F4, F42
February 6, 2024 Bank of Canada Media Interview – Le Devoir Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, gave an interview to Le Devoir. Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories
February 6, 2024 Bank of Canada Media Interview – The Logic Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, gave an interview to The Logic. Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories