Financial stability

• November 19, 2019

  Climate change is a big issue for central banks

  

  Erik Ens, Adrian Guerin

  Climate change is transforming the economy and financial system

  Content Type(s): Publications, The Economy, Plain and Simple Topic(s): Asset pricing, Climate change, Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies, Inflation and prices, Market structure and pricing, Monetary policy and uncertainty
• November 19, 2019

  Financial Stability in an Uncertain World (Full Remarks)

  Remarks Carolyn A. Wilkins International Finance Club of Montréal Montréal, Quebec

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins provides an update on the Canadian financial system and discusses measures in place that increase its resilience in a challenging global environment.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Climate change, Financial institutions, Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies, Housing, Trade integration
• November 19, 2019

  Financial stability in an uncertain world

  Speech summary Carolyn A. Wilkins The International Finance Club of Montreal Montréal, Quebec

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins talks about the recent strengthening of Canada’s financial system.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Topic(s): Climate change, Financial institutions, Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies, Trade integration

• Technological Progress and Monetary Policy: Managing the Fourth Industrial Revolution

  Staff Discussion Paper 2019-11 Stephen S. Poloz

  This paper looks at the implications for monetary policy of the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning, which is sometimes called the “fourth industrial revolution.”

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Topic(s): Economic models, Financial stability, Monetary policy and uncertainty, Monetary policy framework JEL Code(s): C, C5, E, E3, O, O1, O11, O3, O33
• November 12, 2019

  Cyber Security: Breaking Down Barriers

  Remarks Filipe Dinis Information Technology Association of Canada Toronto, Ontario

  Chief Operating Officer Filipe Dinis discusses the need for greater collaboration across sectors to enhance Canada’s cyber resiliency.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Cyber defenses, Cyber security, Financial stability

• A Macroprudential Theory of Foreign Reserve Accumulation

  Staff Working Paper 2019-43 Fernando Arce, Julien Bengui, Javier Bianchi

  This paper proposes a theory of foreign reserves as macroprudential policy. We study an open-economy model of financial crises in which pecuniary externalities lead to overborrowing, and show that by accumulating international reserves, the government can achieve the constrained-efficient allocation.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Balance of payments and components, Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies, Foreign reserves management, International financial markets JEL Code(s): D, D5, D52, D6, D62, F, F3, F34

• The BoC-BoE Sovereign Default Database: What’s New in 2019?

  Staff Working Paper 2019-39 David Beers, Patrisha de Leon-Manlagnit

  Until recently, few efforts have been made to systematically measure and aggregate the nominal value of the different types of sovereign government debt in default. To help fill this gap, the Bank of Canada (BoC) developed a comprehensive database of sovereign defaults that is posted on its website and updated in partnership with the Bank of England (BoE).

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Debt management, Development economics, Financial stability, International financial markets JEL Code(s): F, F3, F34, G, G1, G10, G14, G15

• Bank Runs, Portfolio Choice, and Liquidity Provision

  Staff Working Paper 2019-37 Toni Ahnert, Mahmoud Elamin

  After the financial crisis of 2007–09, many jurisdictions introduced new banking regulations to make banks more resilient and less likely to fail. These regulations included tighter limits for the quality and quantity of bank capital and introduced minimum standards for liquidity. But what was the impact of these changes?

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial stability, Wholesale funding JEL Code(s): G, G0, G01, G2, G21

• Home Equity Extraction and Household Spending in Canada

  Staff Analytical Note 2019-27 Anson T. Y. Ho, Mikael Khan, Monica Mow, Brian Peterson

  We use rich microdata to measure home equity extraction in Canada and track its evolution over time. We find home equity extraction has been rising in recent years and has likely contributed materially to dynamics in household spending.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes Topic(s): Financial stability, Housing JEL Code(s): D, D1, D12, E, E2, E21, G, G2, G20

• The Formation of House Price Expectations in Canada: Evidence from a Randomized Information Experiment

  Staff Analytical Note 2019-24 Marc-André Gosselin, Mikael Khan, Matthieu Verstraete

  We conduct a randomized information experiment leveraging the Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations. We provide causal evidence that respondents revise both their short- and medium-term expectations of future house price growth in a way that is consistent with observed short-term momentum in house prices. However, empirically, house price growth tends to revert to its mean in the medium term.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes Topic(s): Financial stability, Housing JEL Code(s): C, C9, D, D8, D84, R, R2, R21