Bank of Canada (BoC)
The long road to 24-hour RTGSs
Extended hours would help international payments but some central banks challenge the business case
Currency round-up: BEAC to launch new banknote series
Afghanistan permitted to import new notes; Canada shortlists banknote figures; and more
Canadian governor shrugs off attacks by opposition politicians
Official opposition leader has pledged to fire Macklem as trade union boss also criticises central bank
Bank of Canada makes smaller-than-expected rate rise
Macklem says central bank is “getting closer” to end of increases, “but we are not there yet”
Canada’s Macklem sees global inflationary pressures easing
But more interest rate increases still needed, says Bank of Canada governor
King Charles to appear on Bank of England notes from 2024
Other Commonwealth central banks have made little comment on changeover
Bank of Canada critic becomes leader of the opposition
Pierre Poilievre said in May he would fire governor for failing to contain inflation
Rates round-up: Canada opts for 75bp raise
Chile surprises with larger hike, while Poland nears peak rates with 25bp increase
How to run a world-class economics department
Central banks have myriad ways of organising their economists
Bank of Canada hikes 100bp in bid to outpace inflation
Canada front-loads path to higher interest rates with biggest hike in 24 years
Bank of Canada deputy stresses heterogeneity’s role in monetary policy
Debt may complicate tightening cycle, as Canadian consumer inflation expectations rise
Filipe Dinis on Bank of Canada’s cyber strategy and tackling cyber risks
The Canadian central bank’s chief operating officer calls for heightened vigilance, more collaboration, info sharing and tabletop exercises, and less reliance on similar, siloed systems
Reserve Bank of Australia joins 50bp club
Australian central bank continues post-pandemic tightening with second, larger hike
Rates round-up: Canada adds 50bp to main rate
Kenya orders first rate increase since 2015; Dominican Republic hikes 100bp; and more
CBDC little threat to Canadian bank liquidity – paper
Bank of Canada research says most bigger banks have enough funding to handle retail CBDC competition
Bank of Canada’s Rogers says ‘decisive’ policy needed
Senior deputy says house prices are unsustainably high
Canada and New Zealand step up rate hikes
Both central banks raise rates by 50bp in bid to “head off” rising inflation expectations
Canada proposes ban on foreign investors buying houses
Hot housing market is adding to domestic inflation’s record highs
Every CBDC decision is a tradeoff, says Bank of Canada’s Shah
Privacy, security, and offline access present difficult problems
Transparency: Czech National Bank
New monetary policy report, and publication of attributed minutes and economic model raise the bar
Financial market infrastructure services: SIA
Italian company impressed with multi-year work on ‘big-bang’ implementation of Canada’s new RTGS
BoE partners with MIT on CBDC
Bank of Canada and the Boston Fed have also teamed up with MIT on research projects
Central banks can lean against fiscal dominance – BoC paper
Authors find monetary policy works better when conditional on fiscal policy
Bank of Canada governor says rate increase ‘was first step’
Macklem says he expects inflation to fall in second half and expectations remain anchored