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We study how the risks to future liquidity flow across corporate bond, Treasury, and stock markets. We document … distribution “flight-to-safety” effects: a deterioration in the liquidity of high-yield corporate bonds forecasts an increase in … the average liquidity of Treasury securities and a decrease in uncertainty about the liquidity of investment …
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We find that banks subject to the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) create less liquidity per dollar of assets in the post …-off between lower liquidity creation and greater resilience from liquidity regulations …
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responsibilities. In April 2020, the Federal Reserve announced the establishment of the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF) to help …
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In August of 2007, banks faced a freeze in funding liquidity from the asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) market. We … investigate how banks scrambled for liquidity in response to this freeze and its implications for corporate borrowing. Commercial …
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crisis is often attributed to corporate bond dealers' failure to provide liquidity. We investigate this common perception … using unique data on dealers' trading. We show that corporate bond dealers provided liquidity in response to major selling … activity by clients when the CDS-bond basis widened. Although providing liquidity, dealers did not trade aggressively enough to …
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We estimate the option value of municipal liquidity by studying bond market activity and public sector hiring decisions … eligibility population cutoffs introduced by the federal sector’s Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF) to study the effects of an … emergency liquidity option on yields, primary debt issuance, and public sector employment. We find that while the announcement …
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During the turbulent 1970s and 1980s the Bundesbank established an outstanding reputation in the world of central banking. Germany achieved a high degree of domestic stability and provided safe haven for investors in times of turmoil in the international financial system. Eventually the...
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Central banks have become increasingly communicative. An important reason is that democratic societies expect more transparency from public institutions. Central bankers, based on empirical research, also believe that sharing information has economic benefits. Communication is seen as a way to...
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Central banks worldwide have become more transparent. An important reason is that democratic societies expect more openness from public institutions. Policymakers also see transparency as a way to improve the predictability of monetary policy, thereby lowering interest rate volatility and...
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Over the last two decades, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the rate-setting body of the United States Federal Reserve System, has become increasingly communicative and transparent. According to policymakers, one of the goals of this shift has been to improve monetary policy...
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