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November 27, 2014
Public Consultation: Policy guidance on the Bank of Canada’s risk-management standards for designated financial market infrastructures
The Bank of Canada today published draft policy guidance related to its risk-management standards for designated Canadian financial market infrastructures (FMIs). -
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November 20, 2014
Government of Canada reopens its ultra-long bond
Today, the Government of Canada announced that it successfully issued $1 billion in 50-year bonds through the syndication process. -
November 19, 2014
Government of Canada considering issuing more ultra-long bonds
The Government of Canada announced today that it is considering issuing more ultra-long bonds, subject to favourable market conditions. -
Bootstrap Tests of Mean-Variance Efficiency with Multiple Portfolio Groupings
We propose double bootstrap methods to test the mean-variance efficiency hypothesis when multiple portfolio groupings of the test assets are considered jointly rather than individually. -
The Effect of the Federal Reserve’s Tapering Announcements on Emerging Markets
The Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing (QE) program has been accompanied by a flow of funds into emerging-market economies (EMEs) in search of higher returns. -
November 18, 2014
Inflation Targeting in the Post-Crisis Era
Deputy Governor Agathe Côté discusses the inflation-targeting framework and issues the Bank is researching in the run-up to the renewal of the framework in 2016. -
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November 13, 2014
Bank of Canada is Keeping a Close Eye on E-Money, Says Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins
The Bank of Canada is keeping a close eye on the risks posed by new forms of electronic money, given that the Bank’s job is to issue currency, promote financial stability and oversee Canada’s payment systems, Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins said today in Waterloo, Ontario. E-money is electronically-stored value that is not linked to […]