November 14, 2000
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July 28, 1997
Bank of Canada Releases Interim Report on Wartime Gold Transactions
The Bank of Canada today released an interim report on the results of a search for records relating to wartime gold transactions. -
Sovereign Default and State-Contingent Debt
The Latin American debt crises in the 1980s and the Asian crisis in the late 1990s both provided impetus for reforming the framework for restructuring sovereign debt. In the late 1980s, the Brady plan established the importance of substantive debt relief in addressing some crises. -
November 2, 1999
The Challenges for Canadian Monetary Policy in the Year 2000
Monetary policy actions take a relatively long time to affect the economy and inflation—anywhere between 12 to 24 months. Because of this, central banks must always look ahead and must put in place today the monetary conditions that are needed to help keep the economy on a sustainable path down the road. By 'sustainable' I mean a situation where economic growth and job creation are not at risk from rising inflation. -
November 30, 2021
Research Update - November 2021
This monthly newsletter features the latest research publications by Bank of Canada economists including external publications and working papers published on the Bank of Canada’s website. -
June 8, 2023
Economic progress report: Are we entering a new era of higher interest rates?
Deputy Governor Paul Beaudry discusses the latest interest rate decision and suggests reasons why longer-term interest rates could remain higher than they were before the pandemic. -
The U.S.-Dollar Supranational Zero-Coupon Curve
The author describes the construction of the U.S.-dollar-denominated zero-coupon curve for the supranational asset class from 1995 to 2010. He uses yield data from a crosssection of bonds issued by AAA-rated supranational entities to fit the Svensson (1995) term-structure model. -
Excess Collateral in the LVTS: How Much is Too Much?
The authors build a theoretical model that generates demand for collateral by Large Value Transfer System (LVTS) participants under the assumption that they minimize the cost of holding and managing collateral for LVTS purposes. The model predicts that the optimal amount of collateral held by each LVTS participant depends on the opportunity cost of collateral, the transactions costs of acquiring assets used as collateral and transferring them in and out of the LVTS, and the distribution of an LVTS participant's payment flows in the LVTS. -
December 7, 2023
Economic progress report: Immigration, housing and the outlook for inflation
Deputy Governor Toni Gravelle discusses the latest interest rate decision along with how immigration helps Canada’s economy and how it impacts inflation. -
June 27, 2014
A Dual Vision for the Canadian Payments System
Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri calls for a collaborative approach to achieving a payments system that is innovative, safe, and efficient.