November 19, 2018
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November 19, 2018
CARR Meeting (November 19, 2018)
Agenda Time: 11:30–13:30 ETLocation: 150 King Street West, 20th Floor Agenda Items 1. Review of international developments 2. Updates from subgroups 3. Administrative Items Documents -
Macroprudential FX Regulations: Shifting the Snowbanks of FX Vulnerability?
Can macroprudential foreign exchange (FX) regulations on banks reduce the financial and macroeconomic vulnerabilities created by borrowing in foreign currency? To evaluate the effectiveness and unintended consequences of macroprudential FX regulations, we develop a parsimonious model of bank and market lending in domestic and foreign currency and derive four predictions. -
November 15, 2018
Cross-Border Interbank Payments and Settlements: Emerging Opportunities for Digital Transformation
Preliminary report prepared by the Bank of Canada, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Bank of England, and HSBC, with contributions from Toronto-Dominion Bank, the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, the United Overseas Bank, KPMG and Payments Canada
This report describes the preliminary findings of the fourth phase of Project Jasper, a collaborative research initiative between the public and private sectors to understand challenges and inefficiencies in cross-border payments and settlement and how new models for these processes could improve the outcome. -
November 15, 2018
The Bank of Canada, Bank of England and Monetary Authority of Singapore share assessment on emerging opportunities for digital transformation in cross-border payments
This joint press release describes a preliminary report on the findings of the fourth phase of the Project Jasper research initiative. -
November 14, 2018
Bank of Canada to launch Financial System Hub
The Bank of Canada will launch its new Financial System Hub on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. -
November 14, 2018
Bank of Canada launches digital hub for promoting a stable and efficient financial system
Today the Bank of Canada launched the Financial System Hub, a dedicated space on the Bank’s website for timely analysis and research on financial stability issues. -
Modelling the Macrofinancial Effects of a House Price Correction in Canada
We use a suite of risk-assessment models to examine the possible impact of a hypothetical house price correction, centred in the Toronto and Vancouver areas. We also assume financial stress significantly amplifies the macroeconomic impact of the house price decline. -
November 14, 2018
Financial System Survey Highlights—November 2018
This article presents the key results from the autumn 2018 Bank of Canada Financial System Survey, conducted between September 24 and October 12, 2018. The survey collects expert opinions from financial system experts on the risks to, and resilience of, the Canadian financial system. -
November 14, 2018
Financial System Resilience and House Price Corrections
We use models to better understand and assess how risks could affect the financial system. In our hypothetical scenario, a house price correction and elevated financial stress weigh on the economy. An increased number of households and businesses have difficulty repaying loans. Nonetheless, the large banks remain resilient.