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• October 6, 2020

  CORRA Advisory Group Meeting (October 6, 2020)

  Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): CORRA Advisory Group
• October 5, 2020

  Operational details for upcoming secondary market purchases of Government of Canada securities (October 13-23)

  As previously announced, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) launched on April 1, 2020 a program to purchase Government of Canada securities in the secondary market – the Government Bond Purchase Program (GBPP).

  Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Government of Canada Bond Purchase Program

• Security and convenience of a central bank digital currency

  Staff Analytical Note 2020-21 Charles M. Kahn, Francisco Rivadeneyra

  An anonymous token-based central bank digital currency (CBDC) would pose certain security risks to users. These risks arise from how balances are aggregated, from their transactional use and from the competition between suppliers of aggregation solutions.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes Research Topic(s): Central bank research, Digital currencies and fintech, Financial system regulation and policies, Payment clearing and settlement systems JEL Code(s): E, E4, E42, G, G2, G21
• October 2, 2020

  CORRA Advisory Group: Terms of Reference

  As per the Bank of Canada methodology for calculating CORRA, the CORRA Advisory Group (CAG) has been established to advise the Bank’s CORRA Oversight Committee on any potential adjustments to the CORRA methodology, stemming from changes in repo market functioning and from any emerging methodology issues, as well as on any changes undertaken as part of regular methodology reviews.
• October 2, 2020

  CORRA Advisory Group

  Find out about our mandate, access our meetings and membership, or contact us.
• October 1, 2020

  Background information on foreign exchange rates

  Learn about the publication of, and calculation methodology for, the foreign exchange (FX) rate data on the Bank of Canada’s website.
• October 1, 2020

  Background information on foreign exchange rates

  Learn about the publication of, and calculation methodology for, the foreign exchange (FX) rate data on the Bank of Canada’s website.

  Content Type(s): Background materials Research Topic(s): Exchange rates
• September 30, 2020

  Interim RPAC Meeting (September 30, 2020)

  Topic: Significant changes and incidents

  Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): Retail Payments Advisory Committee
• September 30, 2020

  Research Update - September 2020

  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.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Research newsletters

• Interbank Asset-Liability Networks with Fire Sale Management

  Staff Working Paper 2020-41 Zachary Feinstein, Grzegorz Halaj

  Raising liquidity when funding is stressed creates pressure on the financial market. Liquidating large quantities of assets depresses their prices and may amplify funding shocks. How do banks weathering a funding crisis contribute to contagion risk?

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Financial stability, Financial system regulation and policies, Payment clearing and settlement systems JEL Code(s): C, C6, C62, C63, C7, C72, G, G0, G01, G1, G11