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This paper applies the models used to study yield curve dynamics and spillovers in the U.S. and other countries to … Nelson-Siegel representation of the yield curve, the paper finds that the two-way relationship between macroeconomic and … the levels of the yield curves, while the curves slopes are more driven by idiosyncratic factors. Shifts in the euro yield …
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We analyze the long-run impact of emerging-market sovereign bond yields on corporate bond yields, finding that the average pass-through is around one. The pass-through is larger in countries with greater sovereign risks and where sovereign bonds are more liquid. It is also greater for corporate...
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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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Several models establish a positive association between public debt ratios and long-term real yields, but the empirical evidence is not always conclusive. We reconsider this issue, focusing in particular on possible spillover effects of large advanced economies'' debt levels to other economies''...
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By analysing data from January 2007 to December 2012 in a panel GLS error correction framework we find that European countries’ sovereign CDS spreads are largely driven by global investor sentiment, macroeconomic fundamentals and liquidity conditions in the CDS market. But the relative...
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This paper finds that the yield spread of investment-grade bonds relative to Treasuries, a proxy of default risk … associated with the yield spread of investment-grade bonds to a variety of risk-free benchmarks - Treasuries, agency bonds, and …
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: changes in PBC rates influence the structure of Treasury, financial, and corporate bond yield curves, which are then …
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Inflation has been below the Federal Reserve's target for much of the past 20 years, creating worries that inflation may be deanchoring from the FOMC's target. This paper uses a factor model that incorporates information from professional forecasters, household and business surveys, and the...
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