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Spain; Vulnerabilities of Private Sector Balance Sheets and Risks to the Financial Sector Technical Notes
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This technical note assesses the vulnerabilities of household and corporate sector balance sheets and quantifies the potential impacts from macroeconomic shocks using sensitivity and contingent claims analyses. The note analyzes the risks to the Spanish financial stability arising from household...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242733
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Canada; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This Selected Issues paper on Canada examines economic development and policies. Capital ratios before the crisis have been a key determinant of bank performance during the turmoil; and Canadian banks had ample capital. Specifically, most banks with critically low capital at end-2006 later...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244253
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Spain; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
Rebalancing in Spain’s private sector is under way, but with more modest progress on reducing stocks. Spain is subject to significant spending pressures, reflecting unfavorable demographic trends and subdued growth prospects, and will require substantial structural reform. Priority...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245500
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United Kingdom; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
This Selected Issues paper examines the factors determining housing prices in the United Kingdom. Based on econometric evidence, the paper assesses whether recent housing price increases can be explained by fundamentals or whether they represent a temporary overshooting of housing prices,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252805
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United States; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This paper discusses how financial innovation turned U.S. mortgages into an asset class with worldwide investor appeal. It suggests that U.S. financial markets have been skilful in developing tools that have helped households exploit favorable global financing conditions to boost home ownership...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242944
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Belgium; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This Selected Issues paper for Belgium evaluates whether price increases in Belgium are excessive. It assesses the household and bank balance sheets and their vulnerability to a slowdown in housing prices, and identifies differences in real estate markets between Belgium and other countries. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825451
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United States; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
Treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS), budget institutions for federal fiscal consolidation, and mortgage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242497
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Spain; Financial Sector Assessment Program: Technical Note: Housing Prices, Household Debt, and Financial Stability
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
and mortgage debt. It also describes the Spanish mortgage market and assesses the resilience of the financial sector to a … possible adjustment in the housing and mortgage markets. It presents a market-based indicator to show the market views on the … quality of the mortgage portfolio and also provides recommendations. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244584
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New Zealand; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244786
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Sweden; Financial Sector Assessment Program Update: Technical Note on Household Indebtedness: Implications for Financial Stability
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
stability. The rise in household debt and the banking system’s increased exposure to mortgage debt resulted with the changes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244923