We analyse the impact of standard and non-standard monetary policy measures on bank profitability. For empirical … profitability are asymmetrically affected by accommodative monetary conditions, with a positive impact on loan loss provisions and … higher increase in profitability after a steepening of the yield curve. Finally, we assess the impact of unconventional …

corresponding risk-taking, the ensuing effect on their profitability and the respective publication effect. Exploiting the …

after each publication event. These results suggest that the publication of stress tests improves price discrimination …

the frequency of price changes, has increased in the recent years of protracted stagnation and double-dip recession. The … Consumer Price Index. We find that both the percentage of prices adjusted monthly and the average size of the adjustment have … price adjustment mechanism: for manufactures, price cuts have become larger and more frequent, while increases are more …

ation period covered by our sample is mostly due to price changes in supermarkets and hypermarkets. …