Bank of Canada (BoC)
Canadian governor says central bank can buy corporate bonds outright
Poloz’s statement could mean Bank of Canada is considering QE, observers say
A vaccine for the global economy
Olivier Blanchard, Peter Praet and Daniel Alpert discuss shorter- and longer-term actions to tackle the flaws exposed by the Covid-19 crisis
Coronavirus latest: Fed's balance sheet set to balloon
Live coverage as central banks respond to the virus outbreak
Bank of Canada steps up Covid-19 response
Bank widens eligible repo collateral, tweaks monetary framework and unveils mortgage market measure
Fed cuts rates 100bp as central banks launch joint action
Fed unveils rate cut and QE as central banks work together to ease dollar liquidity
Central banks step up liquidity support
RBA, Bank of Canada, Norges Bank and Riksbank all increase their liquidity interventions
ECB likely to shy away from rate cut, analysts say
Central bank expected to unveil targeted measures to support banks and SMEs
Covid-19 unleashes major market shock
Oil prices tumble, dragging down stock markets worldwide; sovereign bonds rally
Bank of Canada follows Fed with coronavirus rate cut
It is “becoming clear” virus will impact growth more than previously expected, central bank says
Canadian mortgage tweaks may add to housing imbalances – economists
Government’s policy change likely to lower qualifying hurdle for mortgages in the near term
Bank of Canada developing CBDC ‘contingency plan’
Central bank could issue CBDC if private sector alternatives become quickly dominant, deputy governor says
Bank of Canada to take over calculation of reference rate
New methodology will make Corra more “robust, reliable and representative”, central bank says
Lawmakers should halt closures of Canadian bank branches – research
Bank of Canada paper urges lawmakers to look at Swedish proposal to keep remote branches open
Basel III changed securities dealing – Bank of Canada paper
Regulations have changed dealers’ behaviour and reduced risk, study finds
Communications initiative: Bank of Jamaica
Bank of Jamaica has done more than just lift the economic literacy of its society
Bank of Canada paper looks at risk in securities dealing
More complex dealer networks can increase probability of settlement failure, researchers find
Bank of Canada holds rates but cuts growth forecast
Central bank cuts expected growth by 0.75 percentage points lower for both Q4 2019 and Q1 2020
Cœuré and Cunliffe to lead research group on CBDCs
Six central banks and the BIS will explore use cases and share knowledge
Central bank research may be too focused on narrow topics – paper
Network analysis finds many central banks are limited in the scope of their research
Poloz to leave Bank of Canada in June 2020
Governor has decided not to seek a second term
The pursuit of ‘fintecgrity’
How can regulators maintain integrity at the confluence of finance and technology?
Canada’s Poloz on monetary policy limits, transparency and cyber recovery
Speaks about stagflation risks from trade wars, the value of market signals and Canada’s CBDC plans
Bank of Canada plans new emergency liquidity facility
Facility designed in response to new threats, such as cyber and extreme weather events
Poloz: AI revolution calls for looser policy
Central banks can take lessons from Greenspan’s policy during IT revolution, governor says