December 22, 2023 BNN Bloomberg Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada Interview with BNN Bloomberg Content Type(s): Press, Media activities
December 22, 2023 The Globe and Mail Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada Interview with The Globe and Mail Content Type(s): Press, Media activities
December 21, 2023 Summary of Comments – Summer 2023 Canada Mortgage Bonds Consultation In Budget 2023, the government announced its intention to hold market consultations on a proposal to consolidate Canada Mortgage Bonds (CMBs) within the regular Government of Canada (GoC) borrowing program. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canada Mortgage Bonds: Government purchases and holdings
December 21, 2023 Summary of Comments – Fall 2023 Debt Management Strategy Consultations Today, the Fall 2023 Debt Management Strategy Consultations Summary is being published, following the release of the Government of Canada’s Economic and Fiscal Update 2023. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
December 21, 2023 How higher interest rates affect inflation When the Bank of Canada changes its policy interest rate, it affects every part of the economy – but that does not happen all at once. Learn more about how raising and lowering interest rates takes effect through the monetary policy transmission mechanism. Content Type(s): Publications, The Economy, Plain and Simple Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Inflation targets, Interest rates, Monetary policy, Monetary policy framework, Monetary policy transmission
Climate-Related Flood Risk to Residential Lending Portfolios in Canada Staff Discussion Paper 2023-33 Craig Johnston, Geneviève Vallée, Hossein Hosseini, Brett Lindsay, Miguel Molico, Marie-Christine Tremblay, Aidan Witts We assess the potential financial risks of current and projected flooding caused by extreme weather events in Canada. We focus on the residential real estate secured lending (RESL) portfolios of Canadian financial institutions (FIs) because RESL portfolios are an important component of FIs’ balance sheets and because the assets used to secure such loans are immobile and susceptible to climate-related extreme weather events. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Topic(s): Central bank research, Climate change, Credit risk management, Econometric and statistical methods, Financial institutions, Financial stability JEL Code(s): C, C8, C81, G, G2, G21, Q, Q5, Q54
December 20, 2023 Bank of Canada Media Interview – La Presse Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, gave an interview to La Presse’s Hélène Baril. Content Type(s): Press, Media advisories