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• November 8, 2022

  Details on Bond Buyback Operations

  This document presents the operational details pertaining to bond buyback operations. Please refer to the Standard Terms of each buyback operation for further information.

• 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 Research Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods, Inflation and prices, Monetary policy JEL Code(s): C, C1, C18, E, E3, E31
• November 7, 2022

  GMF publishes a consultation paper on a proposed fee for failing to settle GoC securities

  The Government of Canada Market Functioning Steering Group (GMF) published a consultation paper and an FAQ document today on a proposed fee for failing to settle GoC bond and bill transactions.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Fixed-Income Forum

• Fiscal Policy in the Age of COVID-19: Does It “Get in All of the Cracks”?

  Staff Working Paper 2022-45 Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan, Veronika Penciakova, Nicholas Sander

  The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an atypical recession in which some sectors of the economy boomed and others collapsed. This required a unique fiscal policy reaction to both support firms and stimulate activity in sectors with slack. Was fiscal policy able to get where it was needed? Mostly, yes.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Firm dynamics, Fiscal policy, International topics JEL Code(s): D, D5, D57, E, E6, E62, F, F4, F41
• November 3, 2022

  Summary of Comments – Fall 2022 Debt Management Strategy Consultations

  Today, the Fall 2022 Debt Management Strategy Consultations Summary is being published in conjunction with the release of the Government of Canada’s Economic and Fiscal Update 2022.

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices

• Considerations for the allocation of non-default losses by financial market infrastructures

  Staff Analytical Note 2022-16 Daniele Costanzo, Radoslav Raykov

  Non-default losses of financial market infrastructures (FMIs) have gained attention due to their potential impacts on FMIs and FMI participants, and the lack of a common approach to address them. A key question is, who should absorb these losses?

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes Research Topic(s): Financial markets, Financial system regulation and policies JEL Code(s): G, G2, G23, G28, G3, G32, G33
• November 3, 2022

  2022 Annual Bank of Canada Economic Conference

  Conference held on November 3 and 4, 2022.

  Content Type(s): Conferences and workshops
• November 2, 2022

  Keeping up with changes in how Canadians pay

  Speech summary Ron Morrow Canadian Innovation Exchange Summit Toronto, Ontario

  Executive Director of Retail Payments Supervision Ron Morrow discusses how the Bank of Canada is taking on new responsibilities to help protect consumers when they pay for things.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Research Topic(s): Retail payments supervision
• November 2, 2022

  Preparing for payments supervision

  Remarks Ron Morrow Canadian Innovation Exchange Summit Toronto, Ontario

  Ron Morrow, Executive Director of Retail Payments Supervision, discusses the Bank’s new mandate and what the future holds for payment service providers.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Research Topic(s): Retail payments supervision
• November 1, 2022

  Opening Statement before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and the Economy

  Opening statement Tiff Macklem Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and the Economy Ottawa, Ontario

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements