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Bank of Canada RSS Feedsen2024-03-29T14:24:35+00:00Using Exchange-Traded Funds to Measure Liquidity in the Canadian Corporate Bond Market
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2019/08/staff-analytical-note-2019-25/
We introduce a new proxy for measuring corporate bond liquidity, using the price of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that hold corporate bonds. It measures the average liquidity across 900 corporate bonds every day, many more than other proxies used in previous Bank of Canada analysis. The new proxy nonetheless paints a very similar picture of liquidity conditions and confirms the previous findings: the liquidity of bonds has generally improved since 2010.2019-08-09T13:38:12+00:00enUsing Exchange-Traded Funds to Measure Liquidity in the Canadian Corporate Bond Market2019-08-09The Cost of the Government Bond Buyback and Switch Programs in Canada
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2018/12/staff-analytical-note-2018-41/
This note examines the costs of the Government of Canada bond buyback and switch programs between 1998 and 2016. Our analysis indicates that the auction design of the buyback program was effective in retiring government debt with minimal costs resulting from bid shading in auctions and price impact.2018-12-11T14:10:58+00:00enThe Cost of the Government Bond Buyback and Switch Programs in Canada2018-12-11Have Liquidity and Trading Activity in the Canadian Corporate Bond Market Deteriorated?
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2018/09/staff-analytical-note-2018-31/
Since 2010, the liquidity of corporate bonds has improved on average, while their trading activity has remained stable. We find that the liquidity and trading activity of riskier bonds or bonds issued by firms in different sectors have been stable. However, the liquidity and trading activity of bonds issued by banks have improved. We observe short-lived episodes of deterioration in liquidity and trading activity.2018-09-21T12:00:07+00:00enHave Liquidity and Trading Activity in the Canadian Corporate Bond Market Deteriorated?2018-09-21Have Liquidity and Trading Activity in the Canadian Provincial Bond Market Deteriorated?
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2018/09/staff-analytical-note-2018-30/
In recent years, the liquidity in the secondary market for Canadian provincial bonds was a concern for many market participants. We find that a proxy for the bid-ask spread has deteriorated modestly since 2010. However, a proxy for price impact as well as measures of trade size, the number of trades and turnover have been stable or improved since 2010. This holds for bonds issued by different provinces and for bonds of different ages and sizes. Alberta bonds provide an interesting case study: After the fall in oil prices in 2014–15, the province increased its borrowing in the bond market and its credit rating was downgraded. Yet trading activity for Alberta bonds increased significantly. Overall, we interpret the evidence as a sign of resilience in the provincial bond market.2018-09-18T11:40:35+00:00enHave Liquidity and Trading Activity in the Canadian Provincial Bond Market Deteriorated?2018-09-18Has Liquidity in Canadian Government Bond Markets Deteriorated?
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2017/08/staff-analytical-note-2017-10/
This note presents measures of liquidity used by the Bank of Canada to monitor market conditions and discusses recent trends in Government of Canada (GoC) fixed-income market liquidity. Our results indicate that the Bank’s measures have improved since the financial crisis. Furthermore, GoC market liquidity deteriorated following several stressful events: the euro crisis in 2011, the taper tantrum in 2013 and the oil price shock in 2015. In all three cases, the deterioration remained within historical norms and liquidity returned to normal levels afterwards.2017-08-08T07:52:01+00:00enHas Liquidity in Canadian Government Bond Markets Deteriorated?2017-08-08Corporate Governance, Product Market Competition and Debt Financing
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2014/02/working-paper-2014-5/
This paper examines the impact of product market competition and corporate governance on the cost of debt financing and the use of bond covenants. We find that more anti-takeover provisions are associated with a lower cost of debt only in competitive industries.2014-02-06T07:29:02+00:00enCorporate Governance, Product Market Competition and Debt Financing2014-02-06Financial marketsWorking Paper 2014-5https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wp2014-5.pdfCorporate Governance, Product Market Competition and Debt FinancingTeodora PaligorovaJun YangFebruary 2014GG1G12G3G34Systematic Risk, Debt Maturity and the Term Structure of Credit Spreads
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2012/08/working-paper-2012-27/
We build a dynamic capital structure model to study the link between systematic risk exposure and debt maturity, as well as their joint impact on the term structure of credit spreads. Our model allows for time variation and lumpiness in the maturity structure. Relative to short-term debt, long-term debt is less prone to rollover risks, but its illiquidity raises the costs of financing.2012-08-27T11:03:38+00:00enSystematic Risk, Debt Maturity and the Term Structure of Credit Spreads2012-08-27Asset pricingDebt managementWorking Paper 2012-27https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/wp2012-27.pdfSystematic Risk, Debt Maturity and the Term Structure of Credit SpreadsHui ChenYu XuJun YangAugust 2012GG3G32G33Idiosyncratic Coskewness and Equity Return Anomalies
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2010/05/working-paper-2010-11/
In this paper, we show that in a model where investors have heterogeneous preferences, the expected return of risky assets depends on the idiosyncratic coskewness beta, which measures the co-movement of the individual stock variance and the market return.2010-05-20T14:53:53+00:00enIdiosyncratic Coskewness and Equity Return Anomalies2010-05-20Economic modelsFinancial marketsWorking Paper 2010-11https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/wp10-11.pdfIdiosyncratic Coskewness and Equity Return AnomaliesFousseni Chabi-YoJun YangMay 2010GG1G11G12G14G3G33Understanding Corporate Bond Spreads Using Credit Default Swaps
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/garcia.pdf
Corporate bond spreads worldwide have widened markedly since the beginning of the credit crisis in 2007. This article examines default and liquidity risk–the main components of the corporate bond spread–for Canadian firms that issue bonds in the U.S. market, focusing in particular on their evolution during the credit crisis. They find that, during this period, the liquidity component increased more for speculative-grade bonds than it did for investment-grade bonds, consistent with a "flight-to-quality" phenomenon. An important implication of their results for policy-makers seeking to address problems in credit markets is that the liquidity risk in corporate spreads for investment and speculative bonds behaves differently than the default risk, especially during crisis episodes.2009-09-11T09:52:29+00:00enUnderstanding Corporate Bond Spreads Using Credit Default Swaps2009-09-11Macroeconomic Determinants of the Term Structure of Corporate Spreads
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2008/09/working-paper-2008-29/
We investigate the macroeconomic determinants of corporate spreads using a no-arbitrage technique. Structural shocks are identified by a New-Keynesian model. Treasury bonds are priced in an affine model with time-varying risk premia.2008-09-04T11:14:55+00:00enMacroeconomic Determinants of the Term Structure of Corporate Spreads2008-09-04Debt managementFinancial marketsInterest ratesWorking Paper 2008-29 https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/wp08-29.pdfMacroeconomic Determinants of the Term Structure of Corporate SpreadsJun YangSeptember 2008EE4E43E44GG1G12