June 29, 2010 Governor Carney appointed Chairman of the Committee on the Global Financial System Media Relations Basel, Switzerland Governor Mark Carney has been named Chairman of the Committee on the Global Financial System (CGFS), a forum for central banks to discuss policy issues related to financial markets and systems. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
June 23, 2010 Technical reports Technical reports provide detailed descriptions of staff research project methodologies and model development.
June 23, 2010 Staff discussion papers Staff discussion papers are completed staff research studies on a wide variety of subjects relevant to central bank policy.
June 23, 2010 Staff working papers Staff working papers provide a forum for staff to publish work-in-progress research intended for journal publication.
June 22, 2010 Bank of Canada announces Deputy Governor Appointment Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada today announced the appointment of Agathe Côté as Deputy Governor of the Bank effective 30 July 2010. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
June 22, 2010 Risks to Canada's Financial Stability in an Uncertain World Remarks Timothy Lane Winnipeg CFA Society Winnipeg, Manitoba The recent past has underscored the fact that, in finance and the economy, most things are interconnected on a global scale. Throughout its history, Canada has been powerfully affected by events elsewhere. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
The Role of Expenditure Switching in the Global Imbalance Adjustment Staff Working Paper 2010-16 Wei Dong In theory, nominal exchange rate movements can lead to “expenditure switching” when they generate changes in the relative prices of goods across countries. This paper explores whether the expenditure-switching role of exchange rates has changed in the current episode of significant global imbalances. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Exchange rates, International topics JEL Code(s): F, F3, F4
June 20, 2010 The Bank of Canada’s Extraordinary Liquidity Policies and Moral Hazard Financial System Review - June 2010 Carolyn A. Wilkins, Jack Selody Bank of Canada published a report establishing a set of principles to guide the extraordinary liquidity interventions it was making in response to the systemic shocks buffeting the Canadian financial system. These principles provided a framework for maintaining consistency between the Bank’s actions and its responsibilities as lender of last resort to the financial system, while allowing sufficient fl exibility to respond to the unique challenges of the crisis. Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles
June 20, 2010 The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Cross-Border Funding Financial System Review - June 2010 Harri Vikstedt, Jonathan Witmer, Yaz Terajima Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles
June 20, 2010 The Role of Securities Lending in Market Liquidity Financial System Review - June 2010 Nadja Dreff Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles