Canada
Canada names Toronto director
Mark Caplan, an executive managing director at BMO Financial, a financial services company, will join the Bank of Canada as a senior representative and director of its Toronto office.
What makes T-bond prices jump?
Price jumps in US Treasury bonds occur mostly during prescheduled macroeconomic announcements or events, finds a new paper from the Bank of Canada.
Enforcement, collateralised debt and the economy
Collateralised debt has been shown to impact business cycle fluctuations, but to what extent is this affected by the efficiency of debt enforcement? A new paper from the Bank of Canada investigates.
Canada constructs core inflation measure
Research published by the Bank of Canada has developed a measure of core inflation for Canada.
Canada - Monetary Policy Report
The Bank of Canada's latest Monetary Policy Report identifies three significant developments affecting the Canadian economy: protracted weakness in the US economy, ongoing turbulence in global financial markets, and sharp increases in certain commodity…
Canada holds rates, warns on inflation
The Bank of Canada on Tuesday opted to keep rates at 3% but warned inflation was set to soar above 4%, double the institution's target.
Canada names special advisers
The Bank of Canada has appointed two economics professors as its special advisers on monetary policy for the coming year.
Canada calls time on money injections
The Bank of Canada has said it will withdraw liquidity from the system on signs that money-market tensions are abating.
Canadian businesses still strong
Despite the recent slowdown in Canadian growth, there are no indications of widespread weaknesses across the country's firms, the latest edition of the Bank of Canada's Business Outlook Survey finds.
Policy must consider credibility: Canada's Carney
Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of Canada, has stressed that central bankers must consider the impact that greater monetary-policy flexibility has on credibility.
Canada to accept US Treasuries for the first time
The Bank of Canada will accept US Treasuries as collateral for the first time ever on Monday.
Canadian housing market remains resilient
The Canadian housing industry is still strong despite the risks and challenges presented by the collapse of the US mortgage market, said Sheryl Kennedy, a deputy governor at the Bank of Canada.
Canada's Carney justifies surprise hold
The Bank of Canada decided to leave rates on hold earlier this month, rather than cutting as expected, after upside risks to the inflation outlook emerged.
Canada reviews financial stability
Tensions in Canadian credit markets have been somewhat less severe than those in the United States, the latest Financial Stability Review from the Bank of Canada concludes.
Inflation of paramount importance: BoE's Tucker
A senior Bank of England official has underlined the institution's "overriding" commitment to its 2% inflation target.
Who stands to gain from inflation?
Research published by the Bank of Canada details the groups that have the most to gain, and to lose, from inflation.
Canada surprises markets with rate hold
The Bank of Canada's decision to leave rates on hold shocked analysts expecting a 25 basis point cut.
Bank of Canada sells treasury bills
The Bank of Canada has announced that it will sell $1.8 billion of its holdings of treasury bills.
Spreads a poor gauge of crisis: Canada's Carney
Existing measures of interbank spreads are an unreliable way of measuring the effectiveness of central bank intervention in alleviating money-market tensions, said Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of Canada.
Settlement system links present risks
Connections between two of Canada's main settlements systems present a threat to efficiency, research by the country's central bank finds.
Bank of Canada Review - spring 2008 edition
The Bank of Canada has published the spring edition of its Economic Review.
Canadian banks want action on collateral reform
Canada's biggest banks have urged Jim Flaherty, the country's finance minister, to quickly grant the central bank greater powers to set collateral requirements, local media reports have said.
BIS starts Americas council
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has established a forum aimed at facilitating debate between the Basel-based institution and policymakers in the Americas.
What the IMF can learn from central banks
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should follow the example of central banks in reforming its governance framework, research published by the Bank of Canada argues.