Central Bank Digital Currencies and Banking: Literature Review and New Questions Staff discussion paper 2023-4 James Chapman, Jonathan Chiu, Mohammad Davoodalhosseini, Janet Hua Jiang, Francisco Rivadeneyra, Yu Zhu We review the nascent but fast-growing literature on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), focusing on their potential impacts on private banks. We evaluate these impacts in three areas of traditional banking: payments, lending and liquidity and maturity transformation. We also take a broader look at CBDCs and highlight two promising directions for future research. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers JEL Code(s): E, E5, E50, E58, G, G0, G00, L, L0, L00 Research Theme(s): Financial system, Financial institutions and intermediation, Money and payments, Digital assets and fintech, Payment and financial market infrastructures
February 8, 2023 Summary of Governing Council deliberations: Fixed announcement date of January 25, 2023 This is an account of the deliberations of the Bank of Canada’s Governing Council leading to the monetary policy decision on January 25, 2023. Content Type(s): Publications, Summary of deliberations
February 7, 2023 Monetary policy at work Remarks Tiff Macklem CFA Québec Québec, Québec Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem explains how recent interest rate increases work their way through the Canadian economy to slow demand and bring inflation down. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Subject(s): Financial system, Financial markets, Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation, Inflation targeting framework
February 7, 2023 Higher interest rates are working Speech summary Tiff Macklem CFA Québec Québec, Québec Governor Tiff Macklem explains how the Bank of Canada’s increases to the policy interest rate will cool the economy and bring inflation down. Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Speech summaries Subject(s): Monetary policy, Economy/Economic growth, Inflation, Inflation targeting framework
February 7, 2023 CFEC Releases Results of October 2022 Foreign Exchange Volume Survey The Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee (CFEC) released today the results of its October 2022 semi-annual survey of foreign exchange volumes in Canada. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee
February 7, 2023 CFIF Meeting (February 7, 2023) Content Type(s): Meetings Source(s): Canadian Fixed-Income Forum