Staff research

• On the Existence and Fragility of Repo Markets

  Staff Working Paper 2012-17 Hajime Tomura

  This paper presents a model of an over-the-counter bond market in which bond dealers and cash investors arrange repurchase agreements (repos) endogenously.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Financial markets, Financial stability, Payment clearing and settlement systems JEL Code(s): G, G2, G24

• Commodities and Monetary Policy: Implications for Inflation and Price Level Targeting

  Staff Working Paper 2012-16 Donald Coletti, René Lalonde, Paul Masson, Dirk Muir, Stephen Snudden

  We examine the relative ability of simple inflation targeting (IT) and price level targeting (PLT) monetary policy rules to minimize both inflation variability and business cycle fluctuations in Canada for shocks that have important consequences for global commodity prices.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Economic models, Inflation and prices, International topics, Monetary policy framework JEL Code(s): E, E1, E17, E3, E31, E37, E5, E52, F, F4, F41, Q, Q4, Q43

• The U.S.-Dollar Supranational Zero-Coupon Curve

  Staff Discussion Paper 2012-5 Francisco Rivadeneyra

  The author describes the construction of the U.S.-dollar-denominated zero-coupon curve for the supranational asset class from 1995 to 2010. He uses yield data from a crosssection of bonds issued by AAA-rated supranational entities to fit the Svensson (1995) term-structure model.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Research Topic(s): Asset pricing, Financial markets JEL Code(s): G, G1, G12, G15