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In this paper, we study the dynamics and drivers of sovereign bond yields in euro area countries using a factor model … mechanism of bond yields. Our key contribution is exploring both the global and the local dimensions of bond yield determinants … periphery euro area bond yields from the core countries yields following the financial crisis and the scope of their subsequent …
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The purpose of this paper is to study the compensation for inflation risks priced in sovereign bond yields. And we do … for expected and unexpected inflation shocks embedded in sovereign bond yields; and provides estimates of the real risk …-free rate. We show that nominal sovereign bond yields for Germany, France, Japan and the United States, reflect, over the more …
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captures the arbitrage-free dynamics of stock returns and nominal bond yields. The model nests the class of affine term … structure (of interest rates) models. Stock returns and bond yields as well as risk premia are affine functions of the state …
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This paper investigates to what extent yield spreads on bonds issued by sub-sovereign entities within federations are driven by bailout expectations and investors' risk appetite, as opposed to fundamental values related to default risk. The question is analysed both across and within federations...
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We estimate the response of euro area sovereign bond yields to purchase operations under the ECB's Public Sector …, led to a temporary 7 basis-point decline in sovereign bond yields on the day of purchase. This impact estimate is well …
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the euro area and in five major European economies. It also introduces a set of indicators for excess bond premia …, adjusting corporate bond spreads for credit risk of the issuer and the term, coupon and liquidity premia. I find that the … majority of macroeconomic indicators can be better predicted by the excess bond premia compared to non-adjusted indices; the …
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-à-vis domestic bonds. This paper studies the effect of this jurisdiction choice on bond prices. We test whether foreign-law bonds …
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We decompose euro area sovereign bond yields into five distinct components: i) expected future short-term risk …) segmentation (convenience) premium. Identification is achieved by considering sovereign bond yields jointly with other rates … implementing bond purchases, the E.U.’s fiscal policy announcements lowered yields more uniformly …
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A safe asset is of high credit quality, retains its value in bad times, and is traded in liquid markets. We show that bonds issued by the European Union (EU) are widely considered to be of high credit quality, and that their yield spread over German Bunds remained contained during the 2020...
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estimates determinants of G7 sovereign bond spreads, using high‐frequency proxies for market expectations about macroeconomic …
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