Adopting Price-Level Targeting under Imperfect Credibility: An Update Staff Working Paper 2008-37 Oleksiy Kryvtsov, Malik Shukayev, Alexander Ueberfeldt This paper measures the welfare gains of switching from inflation-targeting to price-level targeting under imperfect credibility. Vestin (2006) shows that when the monetary authority cannot commit to future policy, price-level targeting yields higher welfare than inflation targeting. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Credibility, Monetary policy framework JEL Code(s): E, E3, E31, E5, E52
October 3, 2008 Bank of Canada Announces Term PRA Transactions Since 19 September 2008, the Bank of Canada has extended $8 billion in three operations to provide liquidity to Canadian term lending markets. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
The Role of Bank Capital in the Propagation of Shocks Staff Working Paper 2008-36 Césaire Meh, Kevin Moran Recent events in financial markets have underlined the importance of analyzing the link between the financial health of banks and real economic activity. This paper contributes to this analysis by constructing a dynamic general equilibrium model in which the balance sheet of banks affects the propagation of shocks. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Economic models, Financial institutions, Financial system regulation and policies, Monetary policy transmission JEL Code(s): E, E4, E44, E5, E52, G, G2, G21
October 2, 2008 Results of the 2 October 2008 Sale of Treasury Bills for Balance Sheet Management Purposes Results of the 2 October 2008 Sale of Treasury Bills. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
Globalization and Inflation: The Role of China Staff Working Paper 2008-35 Denise Côté, Carlos De Resende In this paper, we develop a theoretical model which identifies four channels–import prices, competition with domestic suppliers and workers, and commodity prices–through which price- and wage-setting conditions in country j may affect inflation in country i. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): International topics JEL Code(s): E, E2, E22, E3, E32, E4, E44
October 1, 2008 Results of the 1 October 2008 Term PRA Transaction Results of today's term PRA operations. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
September 30, 2008 Bank of Canada to Sell Treasury Bills for Balance Sheet Management Purposes The Bank of Canada announced today it will sell $4.0 billion of its holdings of treasury bills. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
September 30, 2008 Bank of Canada Announces Details of its 28 Day Term PRA Transaction In light of increased pressures in term lending markets, the Bank of Canada announced today that it will enter into a 28-day Purchase and Resale Agreement (PRA) transaction as follows: Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
September 29, 2008 Bank of Canada Announces Expansion of the Swap Facility with U.S. Federal Reserve as part of Coordinated Central Bank Actions In response to continued strains in short-term funding markets, central banks today are announcing further coordinated actions to expand significantly the capacity to provide U.S. dollar liquidity. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
Combining Canadian Interest-Rate Forecasts Staff Working Paper 2008-34 David Bolder, Yuliya Romanyuk Model risk is a constant danger for financial economists using interest-rate forecasts for the purposes of monetary policy analysis, portfolio allocations, or risk-management decisions. Use of multiple models does not necessarily solve the problem as it greatly increases the work required and still leaves the question "which model forecast should one use?" Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods, Interest rates JEL Code(s): C, C1, C11, E, E4, E43, E47