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Bond excess returns can be predicted by macro factors, however, large parts remain still unexplained. We apply a novel … term structure model to decompose bond excess returns into expected excess returns (risk premia) and the unexpected part … possible determinants of bond excess returns. We find that the expected part of bond excess returns is driven by macro factors …
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in price dispersion. TRACE-associated decreases in crossfund bond mark dispersion provide indirect support for …
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For the largest 55 German banks, we detect the presence of countercyclical yield seeking in the form of acquisition of high-yielding periphery bonds in the period from Q1 2008 to Q2 2011. This investment strategy is pursued by banks not subject to a bailout, banks characterised by high...
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match the return on their euro government bond portfolio with their own funding costs. In addition, prospects for a …
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We study the response of bond spreads to a liquidity supply shock in the credit default swap (CDS) market. Our … transactions and bond portfolio holdings of German investors. Following the shock, CDS market liquidity declines and bond spreads … a mechanism: as CDS insurance on their bond holdings becomes costlier, investors offload the bonds. Our results …
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Based on an analysis of changes in the yields of German government bonds, we propose a simple model for the term structure of interest rates and show empirically that this model with two parameters (relating to the interest level and slope of the term structure) fits empirically well the data...
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