Canada
Financial globalisation only good within limits, says Canada’s Lane
Timothy Lane flags the dangers of an open capital account for some countries, saying monetary policy in some countries may be “overwhelmed”
Canada opts to retain 2% inflation target
Bank of Canada will continue with current target in new five-year deal with government, though other aspects of the policy framework are changing
Bank of Canada considered adding monetary stimulus, says governor
Balance of risk still within zone of current 'appropriate' policy, says Canadian governor; uncertainties surrounding exports and mortgage rules may be 'temporary' he says
Savers must adjust their plans amid low rates – Poloz
Bank of Canada governor illustrates harsh reality for savers with rates so low, underlining the need for people to put aside more funds or work for longer than anticipated
Canadian working paper examines effect of downward nominal wage rigidity on wage growth
Average wage growth higher due to DNWR after recession, authors note; signs of heterogeneity in DNWR effects
Tajikistan objects to Basel Institute’s anti-money-laundering criticisms
The Basel Institute’s grading of Tajikistan as the third-worst money laundering jurisdiction in the world is based on an “absolutely incorrect analysis”, the country’s central bank says
Bundesbank paper models ‘information contagion’
A Deutsche Bundesbank working paper presents a model of how “information contagion” can cause bank runs and attempts to quantify it using data on Canada’s banking sector
Philadelphia paper explores drivers of bankruptcy decisions
Working paper examines the extent to which the structure of a household’s balance sheet and income statement influences its decision to file for bankruptcy in the wake of an income shock
Larger changes in policy statements lead to more volatility – paper
Research considers how much similarity in central bank statements on monetary policy matters for their reception
Bank of Canada sees ‘modest effect’ from Brexit
Canadian and US central bankers size up cost of UK’s vote to leave the EU; Carolyn Wilkins and Patrick Harker do not see large impact on growth from direct trade effects
Bank of Canada experimenting with distributed ledger technology
Wilkins tells audience the Bank of Canada has “rolled up its sleeves” with regard to fintech; central bank testing “CAD-coin” in conjunction with private sector
Bank of Canada review explores inflation target renewal
Four articles consider various elements of the central bank’s inflation targeting framework; one charts growing influence of nominal wage rigidity on average wage growth
Canadian university to establish central banking chair
Western University, in Ontario, to create post following donation from Jarislowsky Foundation; institution counts Glenn Stevens and Stephen Poloz among alumni
US data can help nowcast Canadian growth, paper finds
Working paper published by Fed board introduces US data into dynamic factor model used for nowcasting the quarterly real GDP growth rate
Bank of Canada identifies first ‘prominent' payment system
The Automated Clearing Settlement System is considered "central" to Canadian payments and must now meet risk management standards based on global PFMI
Poloz upbeat on US and Canadian productivity prospects
Bank of Canada governor explores evolution of international trade; it may have fallen, but there are still opportunities for productivity growth, Poloz says
Canada holds rate but raises growth forecast in light of fiscal boost
Stephen Poloz highlights “more favourable policy mix” in press conference; central bank notes emergence of “positive forces” in decision
Canadian economy may find ‘new balance’ at lower potential growth, Patterson says
Hit to the commodities sector likely to have knock-on effects, lowering broader investment and harming potential growth, deputy governor warns
Bank of Canada picks ‘renowned and prolific’ new deputy
Sylvain Leduc chosen as new deputy governor, bringing a lengthy list of publications and a ‘deep understanding’ of the international monetary system; deputy duties also reshuffled
Canadian deputy warns limits to macro-prudential tools may impact monetary policy
Timothy Lane says fiscal policy may have to step into the breach and provide stimulus when using monetary policy would risk creating ‘vulnerabilities’ macro-prudential policy can’t offset
Weaker shareholder liability need not mean more risk-taking, Riksbank paper finds
Study of abolition of double liability in Canada finds bank riskiness did not increase; authors suggest weaker incentives for shareholders were offset by closer scrutiny by depositors
People: Patel reappointed RBI deputy; Kocherlakota moves to University of Rochester
RBI deputy Urjit Patel gets second three-year term; Narayana Kocherlakota takes up economics chair at University of Rochester; Canadian governor to head BIS’s consultative council for the Americas
Market preoccupation with divergence likely means ‘more variability’, Poloz says
Canadian governor believes such variability to be a ‘natural reaction’ to shocks; flexible exchange rate allows for adjustment
Bank of Canada identifies ‘prolonged weakness’ in commodity prices as a key risk
Latest financial system review suggests the resulting stress would be ‘manageable’, although an additional ‘large and broad-based drop’ would pose a bigger problem