June 15, 2011 Exchange Rates and Macroeconomic Adjustment 4th Bank of Canada – European Central Bank Workshop - 15 and 16 June 2011 (papers in unedited, electronic format only) Content Type(s): Conferences and workshops
June 9, 2011 Annual Report 2010 In 2010, the economic recovery became firmly entrenched. The Bank’s Annual Report provides a Message from the Governor, highlights key achievements over the year, describes the Bank’s corporate governance, presents its financial statements, and discusses financial results. Content Type(s): Publications, Annual Report
June 9, 2011 The Bank of Canada Releases Its Annual Report for 2010 Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada’s Annual Report for 2010 was tabled in the House of Commons today. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
June 6, 2011 Mitigating Systemic Risk and the Role of Central Banks Remarks Tiff Macklem Conférence de Montréal Montréal, Quebec In his address to the 17th Annual Economic Forum of the Americas, Senior Deputy Governor Tiff Macklem discusses the G-20 financial reform agenda and the role of central banks in mitigating systemic risk. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
June 2, 2011 Countercyclical Capital Buffers and Basel III Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of Canada contributed to an occasional paper entitled “Regulatory Reforms and Remaining Challenges” which was published by the Group of Thirty today. Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
Lessons from International Central Counterparties: Benchmarking and Analysis Staff Discussion Paper 2011-4 Alexandre Lazarow Since the financial crisis, attention has focused on central counterparties (CCPs) as a solution to systemic risk for a variety of financial markets, ranging from repurchase agreements and options to swaps. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Topic(s): Financial markets, Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies, Payment clearing and settlement systems JEL Code(s): G, G0, G01, G1, G14, G18, G2, G28, G3, G38
Forecasting the Price of Oil Staff Working Paper 2011-15 Ron Alquist, Lutz Kilian, Robert Vigfusson We address some of the key questions that arise in forecasting the price of crude oil. What do applied forecasters need to know about the choice of sample period and about the tradeoffs between alternative oil price series and model specifications? Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods, International topics JEL Code(s): C, C5, C53, Q, Q4, Q43, Q47
May 31, 2011 Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
May 26, 2011 Results of the 26 May 2011 Term Repo Operation for Balance Sheet Management Purposes Results of the Term Repo Operation for Balance Sheet Management Purposes Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
May 25, 2011 Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term Repo for Balance Sheet Management Purposes Operation The Bank of Canada announced today that it will conduct a Term Repo Operation for Balance Sheet Management Purposes. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices