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Bank of Canada RSS Feedsen2024-03-29T01:34:37+00:00What has been putting upward pressure on CORRA?
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2024/03/staff-analytical-note-2024-4/
From the autumn of 2023 into early 2024, the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA), a measure of the cost of overnight general collateral Canadian dollar repos, was consistently well above the Bank’s target for the overnight rate. We find that, among several factors, long bond positions that require repo financing are the main driver of the recent upward pressure on CORRA.2024-03-21T09:35:25+00:00enWhat has been putting upward pressure on CORRA?2024-03-21Supporting the Transition to Net-Zero Emissions: The Evolving Role of Central Banks
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2023/12/staff-discussion-paper-2023-31/
While climate change was largely tackled by government policies in the past, central banks are increasingly grappling with the risks climate change poses. They are evaluating their operational policies to reflect these risks and the transition to a net-zero economy. This paper explores the trade-offs and considerations central banks face.2023-12-18T14:46:24+00:00enSupporting the Transition to Net-Zero Emissions: The Evolving Role of Central Banks2023-12-18Central bank researchClimate changeFinancial marketsStaff Discussion Paper 2023-31https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/sdp2023-31.pdfSupporting the Transition to Net-Zero Emissions: The Evolving Role of Central BanksKaren McGuinnessDecember 2023DD5D53EE5E58E6E63GG3G32QQ5Q54Do hedge funds support liquidity in the Government of Canada bond market?
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2023/08/staff-analytical-note-2023-11/
While Government of Canada bond transactions of hedge funds are typically in the opposite direction to those of other market participants, during the peak period of market turmoil in March 2020, hedge funds sold these bonds, just as other market participants did. This shows that hedge funds can at times contribute to one-sided markets and amplify declines in market liquidity.2023-08-01T11:00:33+00:00enDo hedge funds support liquidity in the Government of Canada bond market?2023-08-01Strategic Uncertainty in Financial Markets: Evidence from a Consensus Pricing Service
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2020/12/staff-working-paper-2020-55/
We look at the informational content of consensus pricing in opaque over-the-counter markets. We show that the availability of price data informs participants mainly about other participants’ valuations, rather than about the value of a financial security.2020-12-18T11:28:49+00:00enStrategic Uncertainty in Financial Markets: Evidence from a Consensus Pricing Service2020-12-18Financial institutionsFinancial marketsMarket structure and pricingStaff Working Paper 2020-55https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/swp2020-55.pdfStrategic Uncertainty in Financial Markets: Evidence from a Consensus Pricing ServiceLerby ErgunAndreas UthemannDecember 2020CC5C58DD5D53D8D83GG1G12G14The Impact of Government Debt Supply on Bond Market Liquidity: An Empirical Analysis of the Canadian Market
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2018/07/staff-working-paper-2018-35/
This paper finds that Government of Canada benchmark bonds tend to be more illiquid over the subsequent month when there is a large increase in government debt supply. The result is both statistically and economically significant, stronger for the long-term than the short-term sector, and is robust when other macro factors are controlled for.2018-07-24T16:16:15+00:00enThe Impact of Government Debt Supply on Bond Market Liquidity: An Empirical Analysis of the Canadian Market2018-07-24Asset pricingDebt managementFinancial marketsStaff Working Paper 2018-35https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/swp2018-35.pdfThe Impact of Government Debt Supply on Bond Market Liquidity: An Empirical Analysis of the Canadian MarketJeffrey GaoJianjian JinJacob ThompsonJuly 2018DD5D53GG1G12G18G2G3G32Estimating Canada’s Effective Lower Bound
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/boc-review-spring16-witmer.pdf
Recently, the Bank of Canada has estimated the effective lower bound (ELB) on its policy interest rate to be about -50 basis points. This article outlines the analysis that underpins that estimate by quantifying the costs of storing and using cash in Canada. It also explores how some international markets have adapted to negative interest rates, issues surrounding their implementation, as well as their transmission to other interest rates in the economy. Finally, it discusses theoretical ideas on how the ELB could be reduced further.2016-05-16T08:53:53+00:00enEstimating Canada’s Effective Lower Bound2016-05-16Estimating Canada’s Effective Lower Bound
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2015/12/staff-analytical-note-2015-2/
In 2009, the Bank of Canada set its effective lower bound (ELB) at 25 basis points (bps). Given the recent experience of Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland and the euro area with negative interest rates, we examine the economics of negative interest rates and suggest that cash storage costs are the source of a negative lower bound on interest rates.2015-12-08T10:22:55+00:00enEstimating Canada’s Effective Lower Bound2015-12-08Financial Crisis Resolution
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2012/12/working-paper-2012-42/
This paper studies a dynamic version of the Holmstrom-Tirole model of intermediated finance. I show that competitive equilibria are not constrained efficient when the economy experiences a financial crisis. A pecuniary externality entails that banks’ desire to accumulate capital over time aggravates the scarcity of informed capital during the financial crisis.2012-12-21T07:52:41+00:00enFinancial Crisis Resolution2012-12-21Financial marketsFinancial system regulation and policiesWorking Paper 2012-42https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/wp2012-42.pdfFinancial Crisis ResolutionJosef SchrothDecember 2012DD5D53EE6E60GG0G01G1G10G18Do Low Interest Rates Sow the Seeds of Financial Crises?
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2011/12/working-paper-2011-31/
A view advanced in the aftermath of the late-2000s financial crisis is that lower than optimal interest rates lead to excessive risk taking by financial intermediaries.2011-12-19T11:28:29+00:00enDo Low Interest Rates Sow the Seeds of Financial Crises?2011-12-19Financial system regulation and policiesMonetary policy transmissionWorking Paper 2011-31https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/wp2011-31.pdfDo Low Interest Rates Sow the Seeds of Financial Crises?Simona CociubaMalik ShukayevAlexander UeberfeldtDecember 2011DD5D53EE4E44E5E52GG2G28