June 9, 2011 The Bank of Canada Releases Its Annual Report for 2010 Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada’s Annual Report for 2010 was tabled in the House of Commons today. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
June 6, 2011 Mitigating Systemic Risk and the Role of Central Banks Remarks Tiff Macklem Conférence de Montréal Montréal, Quebec In his address to the 17th Annual Economic Forum of the Americas, Senior Deputy Governor Tiff Macklem discusses the G-20 financial reform agenda and the role of central banks in mitigating systemic risk. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
June 2, 2011 Countercyclical Capital Buffers and Basel III Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of Canada contributed to an occasional paper entitled “Regulatory Reforms and Remaining Challenges” which was published by the Group of Thirty today. Content Type(s): Press, Announcements
May 31, 2011 Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent. Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
May 26, 2011 Results of the 26 May 2011 Term Repo Operation for Balance Sheet Management Purposes Results of the Term Repo Operation for Balance Sheet Management Purposes Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
May 25, 2011 Bank of Canada Announces Details of its Term Repo for Balance Sheet Management Purposes Operation The Bank of Canada announced today that it will conduct a Term Repo Operation for Balance Sheet Management Purposes. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
May 19, 2011 The Changing Face of Risk in the Global Financial System Remarks Timothy Lane Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute Vancouver, British Columbia I know that risk is ever-present in your work, as you fulfill your commitments to the beneficiaries and sponsors of your pension plans. Important risks surround the investment performance of those plans, as well as the value of pension liabilities. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
May 19, 2011 Bank of Canada Review - Spring 2011 This special issue of the Review, “Lessons from the Financial Crisis,” examines the recent research on the role of liquidity in the financial system and on the public policy responses that aimed to restore stability to the financial system during the crisis and to foster economic recovery. Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review
May 19, 2011 Understanding and Measuring Liquidity Risk: A Selection of Recent Research Bank of Canada Review - Spring 2011 Céline Gauthier, Hajime Tomura During the recent financial crisis, one of the forces set in motion by the initial losses on subprime-mortgage loans was a significant decline in the market liquidity of assets and in the ability of financial institutions to obtain funding in wholesale markets. In this article, the authors summarize recent research that clarifies the role of liquidity in destabilizing the financial system and examine the implications of this research for the recently announced financial system reforms, including Basel III. Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles
May 19, 2011 Unconventional Monetary Policy: The International Experience with Central Bank Asset Purchases Bank of Canada Review - Spring 2011 Sharon Kozicki, Lena Suchanek, Eric Santor As part of their policy response to the financial crisis of 2007–09, central banks introduced numerous unprecedented monetary policy measures to provide monetary easing. This article defines and documents these measures, focusing on central bank asset purchases and their impact on central bank balance sheets. It then discusses the challenges of identifying the effects of these measures and explores possible exit strategies. The potential costs of these policies are also analyzed, as well as the broader implications for monetary policy frameworks. Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles