Staff analytical notes are short articles that focus on topical issues relevant to the current economic and financial context.
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Assessing global potential output growth and the US neutral rate: April 2023
Staff Analytical Note 2023-5
Salma Ahmed,
Aviel Avshalumov,
Tania Chaar,
Eshini Ekanayake,
Helen Lao,
Louis Poirier,
Jenna Rolland-Mills,
Argyn Toktamyssov,
Lin Xiang
We expect global potential output growth to increase from 2.5% in 2022 to 2.8% by 2026. Compared with the April 2022 staff assessment, global potential output growth is marginally slower. The current range for the US neutral rate is 2% to 3%, unchanged from the last annual assessment.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff analytical notes
Topic(s):
Interest rates,
Monetary policy,
Potential output,
Productivity
JEL Code(s):
E,
E1,
E2,
E4,
E5,
F,
F0,
O,
O4
What we can learn by linking firms’ reported emissions with their financial data
Staff Analytical Note 2023-4
Matthew Ackman,
Timothy Grieder,
Callie Symmers,
Geneviève Vallée
We analyze the financial statements and stock prices of publicly traded firms incorporated in Canada that report greenhouse gas emissions. We find that these firms primarily use equity financing. We also find that equity investors increasingly account for firms’ emissions when making investment decisions but the impact appears small. This suggests that assets exposed to climate change remain at risk of a sudden repricing.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff analytical notes
Topic(s):
Asset pricing,
Climate change,
Financial stability,
Firm dynamics
JEL Code(s):
G,
G1,
G3,
Q,
Q5
Firms’ inflation expectations and price-setting behaviour in Canada: Evidence from a business survey
Staff Analytical Note 2023-3
Ramisha Asghar,
James Fudurich,
Jane Voll
Canadian firms’ expectations for high inflation may be influencing their price setting, supporting strong price growth and delays in the transmission of monetary policy. Using data from the Business Outlook Survey, we investigate the reasons behind widespread price growth seen in Canada in 2021 and early 2022.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff analytical notes
Topic(s):
Firm dynamics,
Inflation and prices,
Monetary policy transmission,
Recent economic and financial developments
JEL Code(s):
D,
D2,
D22,
E,
E3,
E31
A central bank digital currency for offline payments
Staff Analytical Note 2023-2
Cyrus Minwalla,
John Miedema,
Sebastian Hernandez,
Alexandra Sutton-Lalani
Offline functionality is a key consideration for a potential CBDC. We describe the different types of offline functionality based on their duration outside of network connection—either intermittent (for short periods) or extended (for longer periods). We discuss the advantages and drawbacks of each and consider implications for end-user devices, system resilience and universal accessibility.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff analytical notes
Topic(s):
Central bank research,
Digital currencies and fintech
JEL Code(s):
E,
E4,
E42,
E5,
E51,
E58,
O,
O3,
O31
Introducing the Bank of Canada’s Market Participants Survey
Staff Analytical Note 2023-1
Annick Demers,
Tamara Gomes,
Stephane Gignac
The Market Participants Survey (MPS) gathers financial market participants’ expectations for key macroeconomic and financial variables and for monetary policy. This staff analytical note describes the MPS’s objectives and main features, its process and design, and how Bank of Canada staff use the results.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff analytical notes
Topic(s):
Financial markets,
Monetary policy and uncertainty,
Recent economic and financial developments
JEL Code(s):
C,
C8,
C83,
E,
E4,
E44,
E5,
E52,
E58,
G,
G1,
G12,
G14
Potential benefits and key risks of fiat-referenced cryptoassets
Staff Analytical Note 2022-20
Hugh Ding,
Natasha Khan,
Bena Lands,
Cameron MacDonald,
Laura Zhao
Cryptoassets that reference a national currency (commonly known as stablecoins) aim to peg their value to the reference currency and typically use a reserve of traditional financial assets to maintain the peg. The market value of these fiat-referenced cryptoassets has grown more than thirtyfold between early 2020 and mid-2022. We explore some of their potential benefits and key risks.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff analytical notes
Topic(s):
Digital currencies and fintech,
Financial institutions,
Financial markets,
Financial system regulation and policies,
Payment clearing and settlement systems
JEL Code(s):
E,
E4,
G,
G2,
G28,
L,
O,
O3
Variable-rate mortgages with fixed payments: Examining trigger rates
Staff Analytical Note 2022-19
Stephen Murchison,
Maria teNyenhuis
We estimate the share of variable-rate mortgages with fixed payments that reached the so-called trigger rate—the interest rate at which mortgage payments no longer cover the principal. Amid rising interest rates, this share was close to 50% at the end of October 2022 and could potentially reach 65% in 2023.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff analytical notes
Topic(s):
Credit and credit aggregates,
Financial institutions,
Interest rates,
Recent economic and financial developments
JEL Code(s):
D,
D1,
E,
E4,
E5,
G,
G2,
G21
Canada’s Beveridge curve and the outlook for the labour market
Staff Analytical Note 2022-18
Alexander Lam
Canada’s labour market is tight but beginning to ease. Unemployment will likely rise in turn, but the economy can avoid a recessionary surge given current conditions. Higher unemployment would nonetheless be material, especially for those directly impacted.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff analytical notes
Topic(s):
Business fluctuations and cycles,
Central bank research,
Labour markets,
Recent economic and financial developments
JEL Code(s):
E,
E3,
E32,
J,
J2,
J20,
J6,
J63,
J64
Core inflation over the COVID-19 pandemic
Staff Analytical Note 2022-17
Mikael Khan,
Elyse Sullivan
We assess the usefulness of various measures of core inflation over the COVID-19 pandemic. We find that Cpi-trim and CPI-median provided the best signal of underlying inflation. The favourable performance of these measures stems from their lack of reliance on historical experience, an especially valuable feature in unprecedented times.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff analytical notes
Topic(s):
Econometric and statistical methods,
Inflation and prices,
Monetary policy
JEL Code(s):
C,
C1,
C18,
E,
E3,
E31