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Bank of Canada RSS Feedsen2024-03-29T14:42:08+00:00COVID-19 crisis: Liquidity management at Canada’s largest public pension funds
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2021/05/staff-analytical-note-2021-11/
We examine how the eight largest Canadian public pension funds managed liquidity during the market turmoil in March 2020. The funds were generally resilient to large demands for liquidity and relied heavily on Canada's core funding markets.2021-05-28T09:50:35+00:00enCOVID-19 crisis: Liquidity management at Canada’s largest public pension funds2021-05-28Overlooking the online world: Does mismeasurement of the digital economy explain the productivity slowdown?
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2021/05/staff-analytical-note-2021-10/
Since the mid-2000s, labour productivity has slowed down in Canada despite enormous technological advances that were expected to improve it. This note investigates whether mismeasurement of the digital economy can explain this paradox.2021-05-25T12:04:35+00:00enOverlooking the online world: Does mismeasurement of the digital economy explain the productivity slowdown?2021-05-25Detecting exuberance in house prices across Canadian cities
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2021/05/staff-analytical-note-2021-9/
We introduce a model to detect periods of extrapolative house price expectations across Canadian cities. The House Price Exuberance Indicator can be updated on a quarterly basis to support the Bank of Canada’s broader assessment of housing market imbalances.2021-05-20T10:00:32+00:00enDetecting exuberance in house prices across Canadian cities2021-05-20COVID-19’s impact on the financial health of Canadian businesses: An initial assessment
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2021/05/staff-analytical-note-2021-8/
Despite COVID-19 challenges, bold policy measures in Canada have helped businesses manage cash flow pressures and kept insolvency filings low. But the impact of the pandemic has been uneven, and the financial health of some firms may further deteriorate over the next year.2021-05-10T10:00:09+00:00enCOVID-19’s impact on the financial health of Canadian businesses: An initial assessment2021-05-10Behaviour in the Canadian large-value payment system: COVID-19 vs. the global financial crisis
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2021/05/staff-analytical-note-2021-7/
Unlike the 2008–09 global financial crisis, the onset of the COVID-19 crisis did not raise stress levels in Canada’s Large Value Transfer System. Swift changes to the Bank of Canada’s collateral policy and its large-scale asset purchase programs likely eased liquidity pressures in the system.2021-05-06T15:09:44+00:00enBehaviour in the Canadian large-value payment system: COVID-19 vs. the global financial crisis2021-05-06