Danish Abstract: Til trods for ekspansiv pengepolitik, med negative renter og kvantitative lempelser (QE), er den europæiske økonomi fanget i en situation med deflationært pres og lav vækst. En overset forklaring på pengepolitikkens ineffektivitet er, at den teknologiske udvikling og...

In this paper, we perform a robust analysis of the determinants of US swap spreads using a wide range of theoretically motivated candidate factors. We conduct an analysis in the frequency domain to see how the impacts of the candidate factors on the swap spread differ between different horizons....

Exceptionally large monetary and fiscal policy measures have been implemented globally to counteract the adverse economic consequences of the covid-19 crisis. The analysis first provides an overview of some of the measures taken to support liquidity and lending in the US, Germany, Sweden and...