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Foreign Flows and Their Effects on Government of Canada Yields

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  • Bruno Feunou
  • Jean-Sébastien Fontaine
  • James Kyeong
  • Jesus Sierra

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Foreign investment flows into Government of Canada (GoC) bonds have surged since the financial crisis. Our empirical analysis suggests that foreign flows of $150 billion lowered the 10-year GoC bond yield by 100 basis points between 2009 and 2012. In addition, foreign outflows largely accounted for the 70-basis-point rise in the 10-year yield around the U.S. “taper tantrum” in mid-2013. Our analysis suggests that foreign investment flows mostly reduced bond risk premiums rather than lowering expectations of future short-term interest rates.

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  • Bruno Feunou & Jean-Sébastien Fontaine & James Kyeong & Jesus Sierra, 2015. "Foreign Flows and Their Effects on Government of Canada Yields," Staff Analytical Notes 15-1, Bank of Canada.
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    International financial markets; International topics; Transmission of monetary policy;
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    • F32 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Current Account Adjustment; Short-term Capital Movements

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