Canada
Canada appoints governor's adviser as deputy
Timothy Lane will replace Sheryl Kennedy as deputy governor of the Bank of Canada, the central bank announced.
Canada backs IMF as global regulator
Jim Flaherty, the Canadian finance minister, said that, rather than a new watchdog, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should oversee international bank regulation.
Carney sees "muted" 3.8% recovery in 2010
In testimony before parliament earlier this week, Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of Canada, described the Bank's expectation of a 3.8% recovery in real GDP growth in 2010 as "muted".
IMF surveillance improved
The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) country surveillance improvements are effective, posits a new paper from the Bank of Canada.
Canada's Carney: controlling inflation fundamental
Controlling inflation is the best contribution that monetary policy can make to the economic and financial welfare of Canada, said Mark Carney, the governor of the country's central bank.
Education pays more in the US than Canada
Education has more impact on pay in the United States than in Canada, posits research from the Bank of Canada.
Canadian economy to contract this year
Canadian GDP will decline by 1.2% in 2009 and rebound by 3.8% in 2010, according to the Bank of Canada's Monetary Policy Report Update.
Are commodities useful indicators of inflation?
Commodity prices are significant indicators of inflation, research published by the Bank of Canada posits.
New BoJ discussion paper series
The Bank of Japan published a new issue of its online discussion paper series.
Canada sees rates hit all-time low
The Bank of Canada cut its key rate to 1%, the lowest level in the central bank's 75-year history, on Tuesday and said that headline inflation would fall below zero later this year. However, the move was not enough to satisfy some in the markets who were…
Financial intermediation affects labour shares
Financial intermediation plays an important role in the determination of labour shares in the national income, research from the Bank of Canada finds.
The monetary-policy lag and inflation targeting
Central banks and governments should set a relatively high inflation target when confronted with a long monetary-policy lag and a zero nominal bound for interest rates, research from the Bank of Canada posits.
Canada inspired Mundell-Fleming model
Canada's experience with both an open capital account and floating exchange rate in the 1950s created the open-economy macroeconomics field, a paper from the Bank of Canada posits.
Bank of Canada - Financial System Review Dec '08
The latest Financial System Review from the Bank of Canada focuses on five key sources of risk to the strength and stability of the Canadian financial system.
Liquidity risk and sovereign risk premia
A working paper from the Bank of Canada uses arbitrage-pricing theory to study the relationship between liquidity risk and sovereign bond risk premia in the London Stock Exchange in the late 19th century.
Canada in recession as rates cut to 50-year low
The possibility of a slump "broader and steeper than previously anticipated" sparked the Bank of Canada's decision to slash its key rate to its lowest level since 1958.
Canadian households can handle debt
Despite increases in the debt-to-income ratio since the1990s Canadian households remain well positioned to manage their increased debt levels, a new paper from the Bank of Canada finds.
Why Canada avoided the worst of the crunch
Canada avoided the worst effects of the turmoil due to conservative lending practices of the country's banks, said Pierre Duguay, a deputy governor of the Bank of Canada.
Canadian deputy resigns
Sheryl Kennedy, a deputy governor at the Bank of Canada, is to leave the central bank next week.
Non-bank retail payments schemes in Canada
A new paper from the Bank of Canada provides an overview of the different kinds of non-bank retail payments schemes available in Canada.
Bank of Canada - Autumn Review
The Autumn issue of the Bank of Canada Review examines how structural factors and developments affect the economic performance of an advanced economy such as Canada.
Bank of Canada restructures to enhance stability
The Bank of Canada on Monday reorganised its senior management structure to better safeguard stability and improve its research capability.
Processing speed key to bank liquidity
Payments processing speed is a significant factor in explaining the liquidity holdings of banks throughout the day, finds a new paper by the Bank of Canada.
Canada cuts rates further
Canada's central bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point on Tuesday, saying the country's economy needs the stimulus to ward off the effects of a recession in the United States.