Bank of Canada (BoC)
People: Nikhil Rathi appointed UK FCA chief
Stock exchange boss to take helm at regulator; new member of BoE committee named; Poloz to chair think-tank; Bank of Canada seeks CBDC project lead
Bank of Canada exploring alternative inflation measures – governor
Canadians feeling prices rising despite CPI being negative for two months, deputy governor says
BoC must accelerate climate efforts, new governor says
Tiff Macklem seizes opportunity to set out views on climate change in first public appearance as governor
People: Former BoC governor Poloz joins board of energy firm
Stephen Poloz joins the board of Canadian pipeline firm Enbridge; Haldane gets third time on Bank of England MPC; Bank of Israel director general steps down; and more
Balance sheets could grow by 23% of GDP in largest advanced economies – BIS
Economists forecast balance sheets will remain large for the foreseeable future
Canada scales back liquidity measures
Policy-makers keep rates unchanged; new governor Tiff Macklem plays observer role on first day
Poloz calls for action to avoid deflationary spiral
It is critical to avoid deflation as it interacts “horribly” with debt, outgoing BoC governor says
Bank of Canada warns of major rise in mortgage arrears
Mortgage arrears could rise to levels nearly double seen in global financial crisis, central bank says
New Bank of Canada governor selected
Tiff Macklem, the senior deputy governor under Mark Carney, will replace Poloz on June 2
Coronavirus latest: Central banks respond to the Covid-19 crisis
Live coverage as central banks respond to the virus outbreak (live feed is now closed)
Canadian governor sees ‘robust’ recovery in third quarter
Poloz says major shock to growth will probably be followed by “swift” recovery
Bank of Canada unveils new purchasing programmes
Monetary policy report analysis shows economy could shrink by roughly 30% in Q2
Bank of Canada launches large-scale asset purchases
Measures target market function more than monetary easing, says governor Stephen Poloz
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
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
US central bank unveils unprecedented coronavirus response package as global swap lines are bolstered through co-ordinated action
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