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Transaction Costs, the Value of Convenience, and the Cross-Section of Safe Asset Returns

We study the cross-section of equilibrium returns on safe assets using a tractable asset pricing model with a micro-founded demand for liquidity and multiple safe assets with heterogeneous transaction costs. We test the main predictions of our theory using a novel measure of relative (in)convenience yields in the US Treasury market.
Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers JEL Code(s): E, E4, E44, G, G1, G12

The Dealer-to-Client Repo Market: A Buoy on a Swaying Sea

In 2024, the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA) rose 7 basis points above the Bank of Canada’s target overnight rate as settlement balances declined and hedge fund borrowing increased by $30 billion, straining dealers’ balance sheets. Exercising market power, dealers raised rates, and as client activity grew, these higher rates increasingly influenced CORRAs deviation from target.
Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers JEL Code(s): D, D4, D5, D53, E, E4, E43, E44, E5, E52, G, G1, G12
November 21, 2025

Funds management

We manage the Government of Canada’s bank accounts, conduct auctions of government securities and provide other financial services to the government.
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