The bursting of the Japanese bubble economy in the early 1990s put the stage for a lasting low-, zero-, and negative-interest rate environment, which fundamentally changed the business environment for the Japanese commercial banks. On the income side, with interest margins becoming increasingly...

This paper presents an analysis of the impact of the Bank of Japan's low-interest rate policy on the banking sector in the wake of the 1998 Japanese financial crisis. We show how the low-cost liquidity provision as a means to stabilize banks has created a growing gap between deposits and loans...

Der Deka-S-Finanzklima wurde in der Coronapandemie entwickelt und ermöglicht durchdie breite Erhebung auf Top-Managementebene eine Reflektion bzgl. der Einschätzung zur Wirtschaftslage inDeutschland. Insgesamt zeigt sich, dass die Folgen der Coronapandemie zwar belasten, die weiteren...

Real estate price growth affects credit risk for several reasons: it provides input for economic forecasts as it's closely tied to economic growth; when used as collateral by banks, rising real estate prices may decrease both expected and actual losses; and banks may become less risk averse in...