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Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Spain and Portugal. The stability of Germany is a close proxy for the resilience of the euro … due to their relative importance in the region. Changes in Greece’s sovereign CDS had no significant effect on Germany … area as markets use Germany’s sovereign CDS as a hedge for systemic risk. Although most of the CDS changes for Germany …
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This paper builds a model-based dynamic monetary and fiscal conditions index (DMFCI) and uses it to examine the evolution of the joint stance of monetary and fiscal policies in the euro area (EA) and in its three largest member countries over the period 2007-2018. The index is based on the...
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The profitability of Italian banks depends, among other factors, on the strength of the ongoing economic recovery, the stance of monetary policy, and the beneficial effects of current and past reforms, notably to address structural obstacles to resolving nonperforming loans (NPLs) and to foster...
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Are Bunds special? This paper estimates the 'Bund premium' as the difference in convenience yields between other sovereign safe assets and German government bonds adjusted for sovereign credit risk, liquidity and swap market frictions. A higher premium suggests less substitutability of sovereign...
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France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom during the period of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP). Our findings …'s and market experts’ deficit forecasts also increased in France, Italy, and the United Kingdom, particularly during the …
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observed in developing countries, although some resemblance to this pattern could be found in Italy in 1987–92 and Greece in …
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The paper examines the scope for cross-border spillovers among major EU banks using information contained in the stock prices and financial statements of these banks. The results suggest that spillovers within domestic banking systems generally remain more likely, but the number of significant...
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