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• March 28, 2014

  The Bank of Canada Releases Its Annual Report for 2013

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada’s Annual Report for 2013 was tabled in the House of Commons.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 27, 2014

  Banking and Financial Statistics - March 2014

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Banking and Financial Statistics
• March 26, 2014

  Oversight Activities during 2013 under the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act

  This report reviews the Bank of Canada's oversight activities during 2013 and priorities for 2014 pursuant to the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act (PCSA). This annual report is intended to provide transparency and accountability regarding the Bank's activities in this area.

  Content Type(s): Press, Announcements

• Do Sunspots Matter? Evidence from an Experimental Study of Bank Runs

  Staff Working Paper 2014-12 Jasmina Arifovic, Janet Hua Jiang

  A "sunspot" is a variable that has no direct impact on the economy’s fundamental condition, such as preferences, endowments or technologies, but may nonetheless affect economic outcomes through the expectations channel as a coordination device. This paper investigates how people react to sunspots in the context of a bank-run game in a controlled laboratory environment.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Financial markets, Financial stability JEL Code(s): C, C9, C91, C92, D, D8, D80, E, E5, E58, G, G2, G20

• Do High-Frequency Financial Data Help Forecast Oil Prices? The MIDAS Touch at Work

  Staff Working Paper 2014-11 Christiane Baumeister, Pierre Guérin, Lutz Kilian

  The substantial variation in the real price of oil since 2003 has renewed interest in the question of how to forecast monthly and quarterly oil prices. There also has been increased interest in the link between financial markets and oil markets, including the question of whether financial market information helps forecast the real price of oil in physical markets.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Research Topic(s): Econometric and statistical methods, International topics JEL Code(s): C, C5, C53, G, G1, G14, Q, Q4, Q43
• March 24, 2014

  Financial Benchmarks: A Question of Trust

  Remarks Timothy Lane Osgoode Hall Law School and Schulich School of Business Toronto, Ontario

  In his speech, “Financial Benchmarks: A Question of Trust,” Deputy Governor Timothy Lane discusses the importance of financial benchmarks, recent issues, and steps to address them to re-establish trust.”

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• March 21, 2014

  Financialization of Commodity Markets

  Workshop held on 21 March 2014 (papers in unedited, electronic format only)

  Content Type(s): Conferences and workshops
• March 21, 2014

  Weekly Financial Statistics - 21 March 2014

  Content Type(s): Publications, Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
• March 18, 2014

  Demographics, Crisis Aftermath Pose Limits to Growth, Says Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz

  Media Relations Halifax, Nova Scotia

  Demographic forces and the hangover from the global financial crisis together are putting limits on economic growth, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz said today in Halifax. “A period of subdued growth after a financial crisis can still be regarded as cyclical, in the sense that it will eventually prove to be temporary,” Governor […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• March 18, 2014

  Redefining the Limits to Growth

  Remarks Stephen S. Poloz Halifax Chamber of Commerce Halifax, Nova Scotia

  Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses the forces that are holding back economic growth in Canada and the world.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks