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in 2017, there was no commensurate shrinkage of these claims on liquidity. Consequently, the financial sector was left … more sensitive to potential liquidity shocks, with weaker-capitalized banks most exposed. This necessitated Fed liquidity … provision in September 2019 and again in March 2020. Liquidity-risk-exposed banks suffered the most drawdowns and the largest …
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' provision of liquidity insurance in the form of credit lines, their significance in managing corporate liquidity, and the …
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reserves, which are also claims on liquidity. In ordinary times, when these claims are not called on, central bank balance … sheet expansion will typically enhance the net availability of liquidity to the system. However, in times of stress when … these offsetting claims on liquidity are exercised, the demand for liquidity can be significantly more. Furthermore, liquid …
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This paper studies a model in which a low monetary policy rate lowers the cost of capital for entrepreneurs, potentially spurring productive investment. Low interest rates, however, also induce entrepreneurs to lever up so as to increase payouts to equity. Whereas such leveraged payouts...
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We investigate the transmission of central bank liquidity to bank deposits and loan spreads in Europe over the period … bank liquidity does not translate into lower loan spreads for high-risk banks for maturities beyond one year, even as it …
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We analyze how regulatory constraints on household leverage--in the form of loan-to-income and loan-to-value limits--affect residential mortgage credit and house prices as well as other asset classes not directly targeted by the limits. Supervisory loan level data suggest that mortgage credit is...
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We document capital misallocation in the U.S. investment-grade (IG) corporate bond market, driven by quantitative easing (QE). Prospective fallen angels—risky firms just above the IG rating cutoff—enjoyed subsidized bond financing since 2009, especially when the scale of QE purchases peaked...
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We document capital misallocation in the U.S. investment-grade (IG) corporate bond market, driven by quantitative easing (QE). Prospective fallen angels–risky firms just above the IG rating cutoff–enjoyed subsidized bond financing since 2009, especially when the scale of QE purchases peaked...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013301918